Phyllis Dalton is a British costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across film and television. She has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and an Emmy Award.
Julie Christie in one of Dalton's award-winning designs for Dr. Zhivago (1965)
Dalton's costumes for Montoya, Buttercup and Westley for The Princess Bride (1987) on display at the EMP Museum, Seattle
Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on the 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak. The story is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War. The film stars Omar Sharif in the title role as Yuri Zhivago, a married physician and poet whose life is altered by the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war, and Julie Christie as his love interest Lara Antipova. Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Siobhán McKenna, and Rita Tushingham play supporting roles.
Theatrical release poster design by Tom Jung
Tsarist Dragoons attack a peaceful demonstration
Yevgraf (Alec Guinness, right) with Tanya (Rita Tushingham)