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Cynthia Tingey
Cynthia Tingey (1931–2005) was a costume designer for theatre and film. She designed thirteen of the London Palladium's pantomimes, and was costume designer on over twenty films from 1956 to 1980. Tingey was married to farmer David Holt. They lived in Devon, at Waterbrooks Farm, North Molton. Career Cynthia Tingey trained in theatre design at the Regent Street Polytechnic, and started working in theatre in 1952. Her career included five years working as in-house designer for Bermans costume house, a business that supplied film, theatre and the growing market of television. At Bermans, Tingey trained younger designers including future Oscar-winner Yvonne Blake. Tingey was featured as a "fashion expert" in the BBC Television talent show ''It's Up to You'' (1957), which sought new variety acts in the north of England. Tingey became best known as a designer for pantomime and variety theatre in London, and she produced the costumes for the London Palladium, Palladium's annual Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent Street Polytechnic
The University of Westminster is a public university, public university based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1838 as the Royal Polytechnic Institution, it was the first Polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic to open in London. The Polytechnic formally received a Royal charter in August 1839, and became the University of Westminster in post-1992 universities, 1992. Westminster has its main campus in Regent Street in central London, with additional campuses in Fitzrovia, Marylebone and Harrow, London, Harrow. It also operates the Westminster International University in Tashkent in Uzbekistan. The university is organised into three colleges and 12 schools, within which there are around 65 departments and centres, including the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy. It also has its Policy Studies Institute, Westminster Business School, Business School and Westminster Law School, Law School. The annual income of the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
