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Donna Berwick, a costume designer who worked on films including Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” “Donnie Darko” and more died, July 14 of breast cancer. She was 66.

Berwick was nominated for best contemporary film by the Costume Designers Guild for her work on “Da 5 Bloods,” a Vietnam War veterans drama starring Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman, Jonathan Majors and Clarke Peters. The 2020 Netflix original film follows four veterans that return to Vietnam searching for the remains of their squad leader and the fortune he helped them hide.

She also designed the costumes for Lee’s “Inside Man,” starring Denzel Washington and Clive Owens as well as Ernest Dickerson’s “Juice,” starring Tupac Shakur.

The late costume designer April Ferry and Berwick worked together on costuming films and TV shows including “Donnie Darko,” “U571” and “Game of Thrones.”

Born in Queens, New York, Berwick earned a Bfa from the School of Visual Arts...

Consisting of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, famed comedy duo Abbott and Costello rank among the most influential comedians of the twentieth century. After beginning their careers on the burlesque circuit, Abbott and Costello transitioned to radio in the late 1930s. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Abbott and Costello dominated radio, television, and film.

During World War II, Abbott and Costello were the highest-paid entertainers in the world. They also raised $85 million in war bond sales for the United States government. In total, Abbott and Costello made 36 films together between 1940 and 1956. Abbott and Costello's best films account for some of the funniest comedies of all time.

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