Costume designerLucinda Ballard (1906 - 1993) spent most of her career working in the theatre. In that capacity, she won Tony Awards in 1947 and 1962. She made only two forays into film work, starting with the ghostly fantasy "Portrait of Jennie" in 1948. Three years later, she scored an Oscar nomination for Vivien Leigh's tattered Southern belle costumes and Marlon Brando's undersized T-shirts in "A Streetcar Named Desire". For a while married to lyricistHoward Dietz, she died of cancer in 1993. Costume designer is a cinema term which refers to a person whose responsibilty is to design costumes for a movie or stage production. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Portrait of Jennie movie poster Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 fantasy film based on the novella by Robert Nathan. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier (November 5, 1913 â July 8, 1967) was a British actress. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... A Streetcar Named Desire is a famous American play written by Tennessee Williams. ... A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ... Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 - July 30, 1983) was an American lyric writer and librettist. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...
Since Thomas and Sarah are shown in the court record of 19 Jun 1722 to be married, Bland's birth date could be at least that early.
654 Oct 1743 Thomas Ballard ahd his wife Sarah, she being first privily examined, acknowledged their deed of lease and release indented to Ben Allen, which on his motion is admitted to record Oct. 1743.
Ballard of Grayson Co. applied for a pension and it was approved, #46135.