Charles LeMaire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles LeMaire (April 22, 1897 – June 8, 1985) was an American costume designer. 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 three Academy Awards and an additional 13 nominations. LeMaire died of heart failure in 1985.
Filmography (24)
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Young Lions
The Long, Hot Summer
The Enemy Below
An Affair to Remember
Desk Set
The Girl Can't Help It
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
There's No Business Like Show Business
River of No Return
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Pickup on South Street
How to Marry a Millionaire
Niagara
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Fourteen Hours
All About Eve
Cheaper by the Dozen
Broken Arrow
No Way Out
House of Strangers
Cry of the City
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir