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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.

24
Films

Filmography (24)

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 47min
71
Wardrobe Designer
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958 Drama 1h 55min
73
Wardrobe Designer
The Enemy Below

The Enemy Below

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

An Affair to Remember

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

Desk Set

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

The Girl Can't Help It

1956 Comedy, Romance 1h 38min
68
Wardrobe Designer
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

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

There's No Business Like Show Business

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

River of No Return

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

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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

Pickup on South Street

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

How to Marry a Millionaire

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

Niagara

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

The Day the Earth Stood Still

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

Fourteen Hours

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

All About Eve

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

Cheaper by the Dozen

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

Broken Arrow

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

No Way Out

1950 Thriller, Crime 1h 46min
74
Wardrobe Designer
House of Strangers

House of Strangers

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

Cry of the City

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

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

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

Miracle on 34th Street

1947 Comedy, Drama 1h 36min
79
Costume Design

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