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| | Born in Tromsö, Norway on Jan. 31, 1897. Mathieson was a resident of Seattle until 1924 when she moved to Hollywood. For 40 years, she was employed at Universal Pictures and MGM Studios as a costume designer. The wife of Elmer N. Woolf, she died in Los Angeles on March 1, 1981. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1921-25; Artists of the American West (Doris Dawdy); California State Library (Sacramento); Death record. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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