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Nigel Cornford(1954-2014)

  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Costume Designer
  • Special Effects
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Nigel Cornford was born on 12 July 1954 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK. He was a costume designer, known for Frankenweenie (2012), Corpse Bride (2005) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). He died on 4 September 2014 in Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.
BornJuly 12, 1954
DiedSeptember 4, 2014(60)
BornJuly 12, 1954
DiedSeptember 4, 2014(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Catherine O'Hara, Charlie Tahan, and Atticus Shaffer in Frankenweenie (2012)
Frankenweenie
6.9
  • Special Effects
  • 2012
Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in Corpse Bride (2005)
Corpse Bride
7.4
  • Special Effects
  • 2005
George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
7.9
  • Special Effects
  • 2009
Michael Hordern, David Jason, Richard Pearson, and Peter Sallis in The Wind in the Willows (1984)
The Wind in the Willows
7.9
TV Series
  • Costume Designer

Credits

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Costume Department

  • Fun with Friends: Volume One (2011)
    Fun with Friends: Volume One
    Video
    • costume maker (segments "Postman Pat - Postman Pat and the Ice Cream Machine", "Postman Pat - Postman Pat at the Seaside")
    • 2011
  • Melissa Sinden and Ken Barrie in Postman Pat (1981)
    Postman Pat
    6.4
    TV Series
    • costume maker
    • 2003–2006
  • 3 Steps to Heaven (1995)
    3 Steps to Heaven
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • costume assistant
    • 1995
  • Screen Play (1993)
    Screen Play
    7.3
    Short
    • costumes
    • 1993
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • costume
    • 1992
  • Next (1990)
    Next
    7.3
    Short
    • costumer
    • 1990

Costume Designer

  • Children's Ward (1989)
    Children's Ward
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 2000
  • Boom Boom Clap (1999)
    Boom Boom Clap
    Short
    • Costume Designer
    • 1999
  • Tony Doyle, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, and Siobhan Redmond in Between the Lines (1992)
    Between the Lines
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1993
  • Michael Hordern, David Jason, Richard Pearson, and Peter Sallis in The Wind in the Willows (1984)
    The Wind in the Willows
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1984–1988
  • The Wind in the Willows (1983)
    The Wind in the Willows
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983

Special Effects

  • Catherine O'Hara, Charlie Tahan, and Atticus Shaffer in Frankenweenie (2012)
    Frankenweenie
    6.9
    • lead puppet modeller
    • 2012
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    Fantastic Mr. Fox
    7.9
    • puppet modeller
    • 2009
  • Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in Corpse Bride (2005)
    Corpse Bride
    7.4
    • puppet modeller
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 12, 1954
    • Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 4, 2014
    • Hastings, Sussex, England, UK(cancer)

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