Ret Turner

Walter Raymond "Ret" Turner (April 14, 1929 – May 4, 2016)^[1] was an American costume designer, best known for his dressing of entertainment icons such as Cher, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Anita Pointer, Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, Shirley Booth, Lily Tomlin, Marie Osmond,^[2] Billy Crystal, Lucille Ball and Jean Stapleton. He had 23 Emmy nominations and five wins.^[3]

Ret Turner
Born	Walter Raymond Turner (1929-04-14)April 14, 1929
Died	May 4, 2016(2016-05-04) (aged 87)
Occupation	American costume designer

Turner began his career on the Dinah Shore Chevrolet Show, and except for his reoccurring role as one of the Flying Silvermans on The Andy Williams Show, has been designing ever since. Alongside Bob Mackie and Ray Aghayan, Turner opened a design and costume rental company, Ret Turner Costume Rentals, that featured their designs and costumes.^[4] In 2002, he received the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award.^[5]