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Encyclopedia > Irene Sharaff

Irene Sharaff (b. 23 January 1910, Boston - d. August 10, 1993, New York City) was an award-winning American costume designer. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Costume designer is a cinema term which refers to a person whose responsibilty is to design costumes for a movie or stage production. ...

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Beginnings

Irene Sharaff was brought up by her mother. As a teenager she studied painting at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now the Parsons School of Design) in New York City. She moved to Paris where she continued her study of art at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... The Academie de la Grande Chaumiere (academy of the large thatched cottage) is an art school located at 14 rue de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris, France. ...


In 1928 she was hired by Aline Bernstein at Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre as her assistant for costumes, scenery and properties. She made her professional debut in 1932 with Alice in Wonderland. Sharaff later created scenery and costumes for the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo, the New York City Ballet, and the Royal Ballet in London. Eva Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a well-known actress, producer, and director, during the first half of the 20th century. ... Alice in Wonderland is the widely known and used title for Alices Adventures in Wonderland, a book written by Lewis Carroll -- as well as several movie adaptations of the book -- and is also the setting for several short stories. ... Léon Bakst: Firebird, Ballerina, 1910 The Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and resident first in Paris and then in Monte Carlo. ... Logo of the New York City Ballet The New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein originally known as the American Ballet. ... The Royal Ballet, which is based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, is the leading ballet company in the United Kingdom. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...


Hollywood and Broadway

Sharaff contributed to more than sixty stage productions. Her stylish designs were based on meticulous research. The rich costumes for The King and I made Thai silk fashionable. In Hollywood she was nominated 15 times for the Academy Award for her costume designs and won five times : An American in Paris, (for which she also designed the scenery for Gene Kelly's ballet sequence), The King and I, West Side Story, Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... An American in Paris is a 1951 musical film based on the classical composition by George Gershwin. ... Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. ... Cleopatra is a 1963 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. ... Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. ...


The TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award, was named after her and she was its first recipient in 1993. The award is now bestowed annually to a costume designer who, over the course of his or her career, has achieved great distinction and mastery of the art in theatre, film, opera or dance .


Filmography

Mommie Dearest Mommie Dearest is a 1981 Paramount drama motion picture starring Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford and Diana Scarwid as Christina Crawford, with Mara Hobel playing Christina as a child, Xander Berkeley playing Christopher Crawford as an adult, and Jeremy Scott Reinbolt playing Christopher as a child. ... The Other Side of Midnight is a story of the enchanting French actress Noelle Page who fights life from the ugly fishing paradise Marseilles to glory. ... The Great White Hope is a 1970 film which tells the fictionalized life story of boxing champion Jack Johnson (here called Jack Jefferson). ... 1994 Cast Recording Hello, Dolly! is one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever written. ... Justine is the title of several movies, among them: a 1969 movie with Anouk Aimee, see Justine (1969/I) at the Internet Movie Database a 1975 adult movie by Joe dAmato, see Justine (1975) at the Internet Movie Database Category: ... Funny Girl is a 1964 semi-biographical musical that tells the story of Broadway star Fanny Brice. ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee that opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater on October 13, 1962. ... The Sandpiper is a 1965 film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and directed by Vincente Minnelli. ... Cleopatra is a 1963 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. ... Flower Drum Song is a Broadway musical with a score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The book for the musical was written by Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, based on the novel Flower Drum Song by C.Y. Lee. ... West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. ... Can-Can is a 1960 musical film made by Suffolk-Cummings productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. ... Porgy and Bess is a 1959 movie based on George Gershwins opera of the same name. ... For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ... Guys and Dolls is a 1955 musical film made by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and released by MGM. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. ... A Star Is Born is a 1954 musical remake of the original 1937 film, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. ... DVD cover Brigadoon is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, first produced in 1947. ... Call Me Madam is one of Irving Berlins last musical comedies. ... An American in Paris is a 1951 musical film based on the classical composition by George Gershwin. ... In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949 musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. ... The Hucksters is a 1947 film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, and Ava Gardner. ... 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Madame Curie is a 1943 biographical film which tells the story of Polish- French physicist Marie Curie. ... The Human Comedy is a book by William Saroyan. ... The Devil and Miss Jones is a 1941 film with Charles Coburn. ... For other uses see Mr. ... Youll Never Get Rich (Columbia Pictures) is a 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ... Eternally Yours is a 1939 comedy film made by Walter Wanger and released by United Artists. ... Vivacious Lady is a 1938 (see 1938 in film) US comedy film starring James Stewart, Ginger Rogers and directed by George Stevens. ...

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