Albert Wolsky

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Albert Wolsky (born November 24, 1930 in Paris ) is an American costume designer of French origin.

Life

Wolsky grew up in New York City , where he trained as a travel agent after graduating from college. He practiced this profession until the age of about 30, until Wolsky decided to work as a costume designer for stage plays on Broadway . In 1968 Wolsky was also responsible for the costume design of a feature film for the first time; it was the drama drama A Hatful of Rain , his film and television debut.

In his 40 years as a costume designer, Albert Wolsky was nominated seven times for an Oscar in the category Best Costume Design , and in 1980 and 1992 he won the Oscar. In 1999 he was honored by the Costume Designer Guild (CDG) with the Career Achievement Award for his life's work. Wolsky is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .

His longtime partner was the actor and dancer James Mitchell .

Filmography

Awards

Oscar / Best Costume Design

Others (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Advocate: All My Children Star James Mitchell Dead at 89 ( Memento from January 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Wolsky, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American costume designer of French origin
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris