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Charles LeMaire
Born22 April 1897
Died8 June 1985
Palm Springs, California (aged 88)
Nationality United States
Known forCostume designer
AwardsAcademy Awards

Charles LeMaire (1897–1985) was an American costume designer. Despite his French sounding name, he was born in Chicago.

LeMaire's early career was as a vaudeville performer, but he became a costume designer for such Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Follies and The Five O'Clock Girl. By 1925 he turned to the movies. LeMaire was instrumental in persuading the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to institute a costume design Oscar. In a career spanning 37 years and nearly 300 films, he earned a total of four Academy Awards and an additional 12 nominations.

LeMaire died of heart failure in 1985.

Filmography

^1 Oscar win ^2 Oscar nomination

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