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Revision as of 00:00, 30 October 2011
Charles LeMaire | |
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| Born | April 22 1897 |
| Died | June 8 1985 Palm Springs, California (aged 88) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Known for | Costume designer |
| Awards | Academy 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
- The Razor's Edge (1946)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- The Gunfighter (1950)
- All About Eve (1950)1
- David and Bathsheba (1951)1
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- The Robe (1953)1
- Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
- Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)1
- Carousel (1956)
- Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
^1 Oscar win ^2 Oscar nomination
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