Obituaries : Ethel M. Turner; Retired Costumer
Ethel M. Turner, retired head of the women’s costume department at Warner Bros., has died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House in Woodland Hills. She was 92.
A longtime Canyon Country resident, Mrs. Turner died Thursday of complications of her advanced age, said a friend, Norma Brown.
Born Ethel Mackinzie in England, she came to the United States in 1937 and that year began working as a costumer for Warner Bros. She later became head of the women’s costume department, a position she held until her retirement in the mid-1960s.
Mrs. Turner was a 50-year member of the International Alliance of Theatrical & Stage Employees and also belonged to the Warner Club.
There are no immediate survivors. Her husband, Alfred Turner, died in 1970.
A memorial service was held Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Valencia. The Neptune Society in Burbank handled the arrangements.
Donations can be made in Mrs. Turner’s name to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, 23388 Mulholland Dr., Woodland Hills 91364.
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