Biografie

Mrs. Dalton was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to the Film Industry as a Costume Designer.

Yeovil, Somerset, England

As of 2021, she has contributed with the costume design of three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Lawrence von Arabien (1962), Doktor Schiwago (1965) and Oliver! (1968). Of those, Lawrence von Arabien (1962) and Oliver! (1968) are winners in the category.

During World War II, she enlisted for the Women's Royal Naval Service and served at the code-breaking facility at Bletchley Park.

Dalton wasn't even nominated for her most recognizable work - the precision military costumes and Arab wear she designed for Lawrence of Arabia (1962). In a letter, director David Lean wrote to her expressing his disappointment at the lack of recognition: "I blame Columbia and [producer] Sam [Spiegel] for not somehow getting you nominated for your wonderful job. You did it so beautifully that I think they failed to realize every costume was an original by you.".