Alan Barrett (costume designer)

Alan Barrett (born 1938 in Wolverhampton ; † August 26, 1991 in London ) was a British costume designer for films . He was best known for his work for period films from the 1960s and 1970s such as Die Herrin von Thornhill , The French Revolution did not take place , Royal Flash or No Coke for Sherlock Holmes .

life and work

Alan Barrett began his career as a costume designer in 1967 for John Schlesinger's award-winning historical drama The Mistress of Thornhill, which starred Julie Christie , Peter Finch and Alan Bates . Barrett developed the costumes for 64 featured actors and around 1,600 extras for the film. Barrett received a nomination at the 21st British Academy Film Awards for his work on John Schlesinger's film . In 1969 he designed the costumes for Peter Coe's pre-Victorian comedy Leigh McNally, with the cast of Christopher Plummer , Susannah York and Glynis Johns . In the 1970s he worked for Bud Yorkin's cinema production The French Revolution Did Not Take Place with Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland , in 1975 for Richard Lester's adventure film Royal Flash with Malcolm McDowell or for the Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation No Coke for Sherlock Holmes by director Herbert Ross , for which Alan Barrett received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 1977 awards ceremony . In 1979 he contributed additional costumes to Schlesinger's war drama Yanks - Yesterday we were strangers with actor Richard Gere . Shirley Russell was the main costume designer for the film. At the end of his film career, he worked as a costume designer for Herbert Ross in 1980, his musical biography Nijinsky with George De La Pena in the title role.

Barrett died on August 26, 1991 in London.

movie theater

1967: Die Herrin von Thornhill (Far from the Madding Crowd)
1969: Leigh McNally (Lock Up Your Daughters!)
1970: The French Revolution did not take place (Start the Revolution Without Me)
1975: Royal Flash
1976: No coke for Sherlock Holmes (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution)
1979: Yanks - Yesterday We Were Strangers (Yanks) (Additional Costumes)
1980: Nijinsky

Alan Barrett. In: Kate Bales: Cinematographers, Production Designers, Costume Designers & Film Editors Guide. Lone Eagle, 1999, p. 679.

↑ Alan Barrett. In: The Film Daily, Volume 131.Wid's Films and Film Folk Incorporated, 1967, p. 54.
^ Biographical data of Alan Barrett in: BFI.

personal data
SURNAME	Barrett, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British costume designer for a film
DATE OF BIRTH	1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wolverhampton
DATE OF DEATH	August 26, 1991
Place of death	London