Stella Mary Pearce
(1901–2001)
Stella Mary Pearce (1901–2001), fashion designer and dress historian – she designed the costumes and sets for The Rock, Murder in the Cathedral and The Family Reunion – was married to the art critic Eric Newton. See Stella Mary Newton, ‘The First Three Plays by T. S. Eliot: Designs for Settings and Costumes’, Costume 24 (1990), 97–110. Terry Coleman, ‘Discerning dress’, The Guardian, 4 Jan. 1965.