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Charles LeMaire

Costume & Make-Up • Chicago, Illinois, USA • Born April 22, 1897 • † June 8, 1985

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.

28
Films

Filmography (28)

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959 • Drama, History • 3h
74
Costume Design
The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958 • Action, Drama • 2h 47m
71
Wardrobe Designer
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958 • Drama • 1h 55m
73
Wardrobe Designer
The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

1957 • War • 1h 37m
74
Costume Design
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

1957 • Drama, Romance • 1h 51m
74
Costume Design
Desk Set

Desk Set

1957 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 43m
72
Costume Design
The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

1956 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 38m
68
Wardrobe Designer
Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1956 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 35m
63
Wardrobe Supervisor
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956 • Drama • 2h 33m
71
Wardrobe Supervisor
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955 • Drama, Romance • 1h 42m
64
Costume Designer
There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 • Comedy, Music • 1h 58m
64
Wardrobe Supervisor
River of No Return

River of No Return

1954 • Adventure, Western • 1h 31m
66
Wardrobe Master
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 31m
71
Wardrobe Master
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

1953 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 20m
76
Wardrobe Supervisor
How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

1953 • Comedy, Romance • 1h 36m
68
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Master
Niagara

Niagara

1953 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 32m
70
Wardrobe Coordinator
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951 • Science Fiction, Thriller • 1h 32m
77
Wardrobe Master
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 32m
71
Wardrobe Master
All About Eve

All About Eve

1950 • Drama • 2h 19m
82
Wardrobe Supervisor
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 25m
70
Wardrobe Supervisor
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1950 • Drama, Romance • 1h 33m
71
Wardrobe Supervisor
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 46m
74
Wardrobe Designer
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 35m
76
Wardrobe Supervisor
House of Strangers

House of Strangers

1949 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 41m
73
Wardrobe Designer
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948 • Crime, Drama • 1h 35m
72
Wardrobe Master
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947 • Drama, Fantasy • 1h 45m
78
Wardrobe Designer
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 36m
79
Costume Design
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1947 • Thriller, Crime • 1h 39m
74
Wardrobe Designer

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