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.
Awards
- 1968: British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Costumes - Color Film at the 1968 Awards for The Lady of Thornhill
- 1977: Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design at the 1977 awards ceremony for No Coke for Sherlock Holmes
Filmography (selection)
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
literature
- Alan Barrett. In: Kate Bales: Cinematographers, Production Designers, Costume Designers & Film Editors Guide. Lone Eagle, 1999, p. 679.
Web links
- Alan Barrett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Filmography by Alan Barrett In: The New York Times.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 | |
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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 |