Theadora Van Runkle (born Dorothy Schweppe;[1] March 27, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – November 4, 2011 in Los Angeles, California) was an American costume designer.
[1][3] While in her twenties Dorothy began to call herself Theadora (which is the two parts of her name, Doro-thy, fancifully transposed) and became a department store fashion illustrator.
[3] The first films for which Theadora Van Runkle designed costumes were Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and The Arrangement (1969), all of which starred Faye Dunaway.
Van Runkle was nominated for an Oscar for three of her projects: 1967's Bonnie and Clyde, The Godfather Part II in 1974, and Peggy Sue Got Married in 1986.
Although not nominated for her work on Troop Beverly Hills, in the film, the central character (played by Shelley Long) references Van Runkle by name.