Biography
Prominent costume designer Elizabeth McBride specialized in re-creating the fashions of average folks from the mid-20th century, particularly Texans and Southerners. McBride launched her career in Dallas when
Bruce Beresford hired her to clothe his actors in
Tender Mercies (1983). In 1989, McBride received an Oscar nomination for her costumes in
Driving Miss Daisy. McBride has also worked on the films
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991),
Thelma and Louise (1991), and
The Shawshank Redemption (1994). In 1996, McBride created the fanciful costume for
John Travolta's seedy archangel in
Michael. Her promising career was cut short by cancer. McBride died on June 16, 1997, in Santa Fe, NM, at the age of 42. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide