John Mollo Biography (1931-)
Born March 18, 1931, in London, England; son of Eugene Simonovitch and Ella Clara (maiden name, Cockell) Mollo; married Margaret Ann, April 4, 1956 (divorced, 1966); married Louise Alexandra Mary, August 12, 1968; children: (secondmarriage) Thomas Frederick George. Addresses: Contact: New Hayward House, Nr. Hungerford, Berkshire RQ17 0P2, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Costume designer
- Birth Details
- March 18, 1931
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Costume Designer
- Star Wars (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hopeand Star Wars IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
- (With H. R. Giger and Roger Dicken) Alien, Twentieth Century-Fox,1979
- The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
- Outland (also known as Io), Warner Bros., 1981
- (With Bhanu Athaiya) Gandhi, Columbia, 1982
- The Lords of Discipline, Paramount, 1983
- (With Shirley Russell) Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, Warner Bros., 1984
- King David, Paramount, 1985
- Revolution, Warner Bros., 1985
- Cry Freedom, Universal, 1987
- Hanna's War, Cannon, 1988
- Air America, TriStar, 1990
- White Hunter, Black Heart, Warner Bros., 1990
- Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992
- The Three Musketeers, Buena Vista, 1993
- Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book (also known as The Jungle Book and El libro de la selva), Buena Vista, 1994
- Event Horizon, Paramount, 1997
- Film Technical Advisor
- The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1967
- Nicholas and Alexandra, 1971
- (Historical) Barry Lyndon, Warner Bros., 1975
- (Historical) Zulu Dawn, Warner Bros., 1980
- Privates on Parade, HandMade Films, 1982
- Film Appearances
- Interviewee, The Alien Legacy (also known as The Eighth Passenger: The Alien Legacy), 1999
- Television Costume Designer
- Movies
- (And technical advisor) Sharpe's Rifles, PBS, 1992
- Sharpe's Eagle, PBS, 1993
- Hornblower: The Even Chance (also known as Horatio Hornblower:The Duel), Arts and Entertainment and ITV, 1998
- Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobster (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Hornblower: Mutiny (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Mutiny), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Hornblower: Retribution (also known as Horatio Hornblower: Retribution), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Television Work
- Miniseries
- Military advisor, Wagner, 1983
- Technical advisor (military costumes), Jewel in the Crown, PBS, 1984
- WRITINGS
- Nonfiction
- Military Fashion, 1972
- Uniforms of the American Revolution, 1975
- Into the Valley of Death: The British Cavalry Division at Balaclavo, 1854, Combined Books, 1994
- The Prince's Dolls: Scandals, Skirmishes and Splendors of the Hussars,1739-1815, Combined Books, 1997
- Illustrator
- Weapons and Equipment of the Victorian Soldier, by Donald Featherstone, Arms & Armour, 1998