LE MAIRE Charles
Charles Frank Antoine Le Maire.
Date of birth : April 22, 1897, Chicago, Illinois.
Date of death : June 8, 1985, Palm Springs, California.
Profession head of the wardrobe department at the Fox
from 1943 to 1960 (,
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Story
First vaudeville actor, he became costumes designer in Broadway.
He worked on many Broadway's shows in the 20's, including the spectacular dancing shows of Ziegfield, George White and Earl Carroll.
He convinced the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, to create an Oscar for the Best Costume Designer.
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"The Robe" (1953) and "Love
is a Many-splendored Thing" (1955)()(
).
He married first Sandra Hahle, then Beatrice Goetz (August 2, 1892, New York-Janauary 16, 1978, California)
on November 28, 1943, Los Angeles (-
).
Link with Marilyn
He dressed Marilyn dozen times, from her first screen test on July 19, 1946He designed the evening dress she wore in "All About Eve" (1950) -
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