Designer Bob Mackie dies at 87

NPR | By Jeff Lunden

Published September 15, 2026 at 3:44 AM CDT

Bob Mackie, designer of glitzy costumes for stage and screen, died Monday of pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.

Jeff Lunden

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