Paramount Pictures costume department
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The Paramount Pictures costume department was the in-house studio unit responsible for designing and creating costumes for Paramount’s films, where renowned designer Travis Banton helped define the glamorous look of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paramount Pictures costume department canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7025510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Paramount Pictures costume department Context triple: [Travis Banton, notableWorkContext, Paramount Pictures costume department]
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Paramount Astoria Studios
Paramount Astoria Studios is a historic New York City film and television production facility long associated with major studio and broadcast productions.
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Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount Pictures Studios is a historic major American film studio and production lot in Hollywood known for producing and distributing countless iconic movies and television shows.
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C.
Paramount Domestic Television
Paramount Domestic Television was a major American television distribution company responsible for syndicating numerous popular series across the United States.
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Morgan Studios
Morgan Studios was a prominent London recording studio known for hosting major rock and pop artists during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Paramount
Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, whose name and place identity reflect the historical presence and linguistic influence of the Indigenous Tongva people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paramount Pictures costume department Target entity description: The Paramount Pictures costume department was the in-house studio unit responsible for designing and creating costumes for Paramount’s films, where renowned designer Travis Banton helped define the glamorous look of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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A.
Paramount Astoria Studios
Paramount Astoria Studios is a historic New York City film and television production facility long associated with major studio and broadcast productions.
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B.
Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount Pictures Studios is a historic major American film studio and production lot in Hollywood known for producing and distributing countless iconic movies and television shows.
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C.
Paramount Domestic Television
Paramount Domestic Television was a major American television distribution company responsible for syndicating numerous popular series across the United States.
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D.
Morgan Studios
Morgan Studios was a prominent London recording studio known for hosting major rock and pop artists during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Paramount
Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, whose name and place identity reflect the historical presence and linguistic influence of the Indigenous Tongva people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film studio costume department
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in-house studio unit ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudioSystem | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Paramount Pictures art department
NERFINISHED
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Paramount Pictures cinematographers ⓘ Paramount Pictures directors ⓘ Paramount Pictures makeup department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | glamorous look of Hollywood’s Golden Age ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creativeLeader | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | Hollywood Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical Hollywood era ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hollywood fashion trends
ⓘ
public perception of film star glamour ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elegant evening gowns
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luxurious fabrics in costume design ⓘ sophisticated, glamorous silhouettes ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
creating costumes for Paramount films
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designing costumes for Paramount films ⓘ |
| notableDesigner | Travis Banton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalModel | studio-run wardrobe department ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
designing costumes for Paramount contract players
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fittings and alterations for film costumes ⓘ maintaining wardrobe stock for Paramount productions ⓘ |
| serviceProvidedFor |
Paramount Pictures feature films
NERFINISHED
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Paramount Pictures stars ⓘ |
| specialization |
glamour costumes
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star-driven costume design ⓘ |
| typeOfWorkplace |
costume design workshop
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wardrobe department ⓘ |
| usedTechniques |
dressmaking
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embellishment and beading ⓘ millinery ⓘ tailoring ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Paramount Technicolor films
NERFINISHED
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Paramount black-and-white films ⓘ |
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