# April Ferry
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{{Short description|American costume designer (1932–2024)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = April Ferry nonfree.jpg
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| name = April Ferry
| birth_name = April Cecilia Gaskins
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|10|31}}
| birth_place = [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|1|11|1932|10|31}}
| death_place =
| occupation = [Costume designer](/source/Costume_designer)
| years_active = 1979–2016
| spouse = Stephen Robertson Ferry (19?? - January 22, 1968; divorced)
| children = 3
}}
'''April Ferry''' (born '''April Cecilia Gaskins'''; October 31, 1932 – January 11, 2024) was an American costume designer. She was nominated at the [67th Academy Awards](/source/67th_Academy_Awards) for the film ''[Maverick](/source/Maverick_(film))'' in the category of [Best Costume Design](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 20, 2014|work=oscars.org}}]
Ferry won an [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) for the costumes in the TV show ''[Rome](/source/Rome_(TV_series))''.[{{Cite web|url=http://emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |title=2006 Emmys |access-date=March 20, 2014 |work=emmys.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715113531/http://emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |archive-date=July 15, 2006 }}] She was also nominated for an Emmy in 1989 for the Hallmark movie ''[My Name Is Bill W.](/source/My_Name_Is_Bill_W.)'' In 2014, she received the Career Achievement Award at the [Costume Designers Guild Awards](/source/Costume_Designers_Guild_Awards).[{{cite web|url=http://costumedesignersguild.com/articles-videos/news-events/2014-CDGA-HONOREES| title=2014 CDGA Honorees| access-date=March 20, 2014|work=costumedesignersguild.com/}}]
In 2016, starting with [season 6](/source/Game_of_Thrones_(season_6)) of [HBO](/source/HBO)'s [epic fantasy](/source/epic_fantasy) series ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)'', she took over [Michele Clapton](/source/Michele_Clapton)'s duties as the new costume designer for a majority of the season.[{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-costume-designer-april-803895 |title='Game of Thrones' Season 6 Adds New Costume Designer |work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |access-date=September 14, 2016 |date=June 19, 2015 |author=Ginsberg, Merle }}] Clapton eventually returned to the show as costume designer for the seventh season.[{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160712204739/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-finale-cersei-dress |archive-date=July 12, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-finale-cersei-dress |title=Game of Thrones Finale: the Secret Symbolism in Cersei's Badass Gown |work=[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine)) |access-date=September 14, 2016 |date=June 28, 2016 |author=Miller, Julie|url-status=live}}]
==Death==
Ferry died on January 11, 2024, at the age of 91.[{{cite web |last1=Ramos Bechara |first1=Diego |title=April Ferry, Costume Designer on 'Maverick,' 'Game of Thrones' and 'Rome,' Dies at 91 |url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/obituaries-people-news/april-ferry-dead-game-of-thrones-maverick-1235870403/ |website=Variety |date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024}}]
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[Mohenjo Daro](/source/Mohenjo_Daro_(film))'' (2016)
* ''[Game of Thrones](/source/Game_of_Thrones)'' (2016)
* ''[Jurassic World](/source/Jurassic_World)'' (2015)
* ''[Robocop](/source/Robocop_(2014_film))'' (2014)
* ''[Elysium](/source/Elysium_(film))'' (2013)
* ''[The Box](/source/The_Box_(2009_film))'' (2009)
* ''[Southland Tales](/source/Southland_Tales)'' (2006)
* ''[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines](/source/Terminator_3%3A_Rise_of_the_Machines)'' (2003)
* ''[Donnie Darko](/source/Donnie_Darko)'' (2001)
* ''[U-571](/source/U-571_(film))'' (2000)
* ''[Don King: Only in America](/source/Don_King%3A_Only_in_America)'' (1997)
* ''[Flubber](/source/Flubber_(film))'' (1997)
* ''[Shadow Conspiracy](/source/Shadow_Conspiracy)'' (1997)
* ''[Maverick](/source/Maverick_(film))'' (1994)
* ''[Little Giants](/source/Little_Giants)'' (1994)
* ''[Beethoven's 2nd](/source/Beethoven's_2nd)'' (1993)
* ''[Free Willy](/source/Free_Willy)'' (1993)
* ''[The Babe](/source/The_Babe_(film))'' (1992)
* ''[Radio Flyer](/source/Radio_Flyer_(film))'' (1992)
* ''[Almost an Angel](/source/Almost_an_Angel)'' (1990)
* ''[Leviathan](/source/Leviathan_(1989_film))'' (1989)
* ''[Three Fugitives](/source/Three_Fugitives)'' (1989)
* ''[Made in Heaven](/source/Made_in_Heaven_(1987_film))'' (1988)
* ''[Planes, Trains & Automobiles](/source/Planes%2C_Trains_%26_Automobiles)'' (1987)
* ''[Big Trouble in Little China](/source/Big_Trouble_in_Little_China)'' (1986)
* ''[Mask](/source/Mask_(1985_film))'' (1985)
* ''[The Jerk](/source/The_Jerk_(film))'' (1979)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0275067|name=April Ferry}}
{{Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Fantasy Television}}
{{Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Television}}
{{Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award}}
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Category:1932 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:American costume designers
Category:American women costume designers
Category:Artists from North Carolina
Category:Costume Designers Guild Award winners
Category:Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award recipients
Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners
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