Walter Plunkett Autograph
Walter Plunkett (June 5, 1902 in Oakland, California – March 8, 1982) was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry. More about Walter Plunkett
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Born in Oakland, California, Plunkett studied law at the University of California, where he was a member of the California-Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, but showed greater interest in the school's theatrical group. He moved to New York City in 1923 and began work as a stage actor as well as a costume and set designer. After some time in Greenwich Village, he moved back to California, this time to Hollywood, and found work as a movie extra. (He can be seen dancing with Irene, another future top designer, in Erich von Stroheim's 1925 film The Merry Widow.) He soon made a career change to costume and wardrobe.
Plunkett's first credited work as a costume designer was the 1927 film Hard-Boiled Haggerty. At RKO, he developed a huge costume and wardrobe department that became a major studio asset. Given free rein, he set about creating costumes that rivaled the work of his contemporaries, such as Travis Banton and Adrian. Read even more about Walter Plunkett at Wikipedia
Plunkett's first credited work as a costume designer was the 1927 film Hard-Boiled Haggerty. At RKO, he developed a huge costume and wardrobe department that became a major studio asset. Given free rein, he set about creating costumes that rivaled the work of his contemporaries, such as Travis Banton and Adrian. Read even more about Walter Plunkett at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Walter Plunkett
The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Plunkett (A VIVIEN LEIGH COSTUME DESIGN SKETCH SIGNED BY WALTER PLUNKETT FROM... Lot 89084) was sold in April 2018 for $2800.00 while the cheapest item (ERIC LINDEN SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO - GONE WITH THE WIND - WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE) found a new owner for $25.00 in March 2023. The month with the most items sold (11) was February 2021 with an average selling price of $39.95 for an autographed item of Walter Plunkett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with $2700.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $25.00 was March 2023. In average, an autographed item from Walter Plunkett is worth $49.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Walter Plunkett were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ERIC LINDEN SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO - GONE WITH THE WIND - WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE | $25.00 | |
| Rare! Autograph Of Olivia DeHavilland~Gone With Wind ~ To Walter Plunkett | $49.00 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - HELEN ROSE SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY - HOLLYWOOD COSTUME! | $179.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED DRAPERY DRESS COSTUME LITHO # 81/1000 | $49.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED DRAPERY DRESS COSTUME LITHO # 81/1000 | $49.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED GREEN SPRIG COSTUME LITHO # 48/1000 | $79.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED GWTW 6 COSTUME LITHOS # 51/1000 - COMPLETE SET! | $325.00 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED GWTW 6 COSTUME LITHOS # 84/1000 - COMPLETE SET! | $295.00 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED NEW ORLEANS HONEYMOON COSTUME LITHO # 48/1000 | $59.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED NEW ORLEANS HONEYMOON COSTUME LITHO # 81/1000 | $49.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED RHETT'S WHITE SUIT COSTUME LITHO # 81/1000 | $49.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED RHETT'S WHITE SUIT COSTUME LITHO # 48/1000 | $59.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED SCARLETT'S BURGUNDY COSTUME LITHO # 48/1000 | $49.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED WIDOW'S WEEDS COSTUME LITHO # 48/1000 | $49.95 | |
| WALTER PLUNKETT ESTATE - SIGNED WIDOW'S WEEDS COSTUME LITHO # 81/1000 | $49.95 | |