Rosanna Norton (

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White; October 1, 1944 – May 7, 2025) was an American costume designer. She was best known for her work on ''

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'' (1982), for which she was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Costume Design The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design. The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948 ...

at the

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and won the

Saturn Award for Best Costume Design The Saturn Award for Best Costume Design is one of the annual awards given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horro ...

at the

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. At the

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'' (1994). She was also known for her work on films such as ''

Phantom of the Paradise ''Phantom of the Paradise'' is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams. A naïve young singer-songwriter, Winslow Leach ( William Finley), is tricked by ...

'' (1974), '' Carrie'' (1976), ''

Airplane! ''Airplane!'' (alternatively titled ''Flying High!'') is a 1980 American disaster film, disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker, David and Jerry Zucker in their List of directorial debuts, directoria ...

'' (1980), ''

Innerspace ''Innerspace'' is a 1987 American science fiction comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Michael Finnell, inspired by the 1966 film ''Fantastic Voyage''. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Robert Picardo, and Kevin ...

'' (1987), '' Casper'' (1995), and ''

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'' (1999).

Personal life and death

Norton was born Rosanna White in

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on October 1, 1944, the eldest child of Ann Stanford, a poet, and Ronald Arthur White, an architect. She had two sisters and one brother, and one of her granddaughters is Mira Gonzalez, who is also a poet. In 1967, Norton married director

Bill L. Norton Bill L. Norton (born August 13, 1943) is an American film and television director, writer, and producer. Among many projects, he is the writer-director of the films ''Cisco Pike'' (1971) and ''More American Graffiti'' (1979). Life and career Nor ...

and divorced in 1979, though she retained his surname. She was later briefly married to director James Bryan. Norton died from bladder cancer in Los Angeles, on May 7, 2025, at the age of 80.

Selected filmography

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A Very Brady Sequel ''A Very Brady Sequel'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Arlene Sanford (in her feature film directorial debut), with a screenplay by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, James Berg and Stan Zimmerman, and starring Shelley Long, Gary Co ...

'' (1996) *''

The Brady Bunch Movie ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' is a 1995 American comedy film that parodies the 1969–1974 television series ''The Brady Bunch'' (albeit in postmodern lens). The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, a ...

'' (1995) *'' Casper'' (1995) *''

Operation Dumbo Drop ''Operation Dumbo Drop'' is a 1995 American war comedy film directed by Simon Wincer. The screenplay was written by Gene Quintano and Jim Kouf, based on a true story by United States Army major Jim Morris. The film stars Danny Glover and Ray ...

'' (1995) *'' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994) *''

The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions, which takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the R ...

'' (1994) *'' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) *''

RoboCop 2 ''RoboCop 2'' is a 1990 American science fiction superhero action film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Frank Miller and Walon Green. It stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer, Tom Noonan, and Gabriel Dam ...

'' (1990) *''

The 'Burbs ''The 'Burbs'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Joe Dante and written by Dana Olsen. It stars Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, and Gale Gordon. The film pok ...

'' (1989) *''

'' (1987) *'' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982) *''

'' (1982) *''

'' (1980) *'' Carrie'' (1976) *''

'' (1974) *''

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'' (1973) (uncredited)

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