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SUSAN LYALL (Costume Designer) takes a distinct approach to costume design; her attention to
detail has resulted in collaborations with many of Hollywood’s most respected filmmakers including Jodie
Foster (“Little Man Tate” and “Home for the Holidays”), Michael Apted (“Nell,” “Extreme Measures” and
“Blink”) and David Mamet (“State and Main” and “The Spanish Prisoner”). Since her first film
experience in 1985 (when she was the dresser for screen legend Bette Davis), Lyall has served as costume
designer for close to thirty motion pictures including Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala,” “The Mothman
Prophecies” for director Mark Pellington, “Music of the Heart” starring Meryl Streep, Barry Sonnenfeld’s
“For Love or Money,” “200 Cigarettes,” Edward Burns’ “She’s the One,” and Steven Soderbergh’s “King
of the Hill.” Her most recent work can be seen in Disney’s “Flight Plan” starring Jodie Foster and Peter
Sarsgaard. Lyall also just completed the New York romantic comedy “Music and Lyrics By…,” directed
by Marc Lawrence, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
Raised and educated in Ottawa, Canada, Lyall came to New York in the early ’80s to study costume
design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). She began her career at New York’s highly-regarded
Circle Repertory Company and continued designing for several years for various on and off-Broadway
productions.
VINCE PAPALE (Consultant) graduated from Interboro High School in 1964 as a 3-sport varsity
letter winner senior year: football, basketball and track. He was awarded a full athletic scholarship (track
and field) to attend St. Joseph’s College, where he graduated with an MS degree in
Marketing/Management Science and captained the track team his senior year, receiving the award for
Most Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1968. He still holds the Indoor Pole Vault record.
Vince taught Middle School Business Education in the Interboro School District from 1968 to 1974,
also enjoying stints as Head Coach for track and field and Assistant Football Coach.
In 1976, at the age of 30, Vince tried out for the Philadelphia Eagles and made the team. He was with
the Eagles for 4 seasons as a wide receiver and was voted Special Teams Captain by his teammates. Papale
was voted Man of the Year by the Eagles in 1978 for his many charitable activities and honored by the
NFL as a finalist for the league’s prestigious Byron “Whizzer” White Award. His career was cut short by
a shoulder injury in 1979.
Following his retirement from the NFL, Vince served as a TV and radio broadcaster for 8 years.
Following this, he entered the world of commercial mortgage banking, which led to his present position
as a Marketing Executive for Sallie Mae, the nation’s #1 student financial aid company. Papale has since
served as chairman or co-chairman for a multitude of humanitarian causes, including Philadelphia
Vietnam Veterans, Spina Bifida Association, Association for Retarded Citizens, Deborah Hospital,
Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the American Heart Association. He has also worked with the Eagles Fly
for Leukemia, the Police Athletic League, the Special Olympics, Maxwell Football Club, the Sunshine
Foundation, the Boy Scouts, and the Variety Club. Vince has received the Chapel of the Four Chaplains’
Humanitarian Award, the United Way’s Gold Award, and the Jaycee’s Distinguished Service Award.
Papale is married to the former Janet Cantwell. They reside in Cherry Hill, N.J., with their two
children, Gabriella and Vincent. Janet is a former member of the USA World Gymnastics team and has
coached and taught gymnastics all over the world. They remain the only married couple to have been
inducted individually into the PA Sports Hall of Fame.
Information contained within as of August 8, 2006.
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