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Kay Nelson

Kay Nelson (née Bushard) was a Hollywood costume designer at 20th Century Fox whose first film was ''Up in Mabel's Room'' in 1944. Over the next 17 years, she provided the costumes for such films as ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945), ''Boomerang'', ''Miracle on 34th Street'' and ''Gentleman's Agreement'' (all 1947) and ''A Letter to Three Wives'' (1949).

At 20th Century Fox she worked under Charles LeMarie who assembled a talented department of costume designers including Rene Hubert, Bonnie Cashin and Oleg Cassini.

She was married to Lyle Wheeler, an Art Director at 20th Century Fox.

She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Color) for ''Mother Is a Freshman'' (1949).

Her last film was the British crime drama ''The Mark'' in 1961. Provided by Wikipedia