Bessie Becker
Bessie Becker (* 1919 in Grünstadt ; † January 4/5, 1971 in Kitzbühel , actually Irmgard Elisabeth Schulte ) was a German fashion designer , advertising designer, fashion photographer and costume designer .
Life
Becker was initially a costume designer at the Münchner Kammerspiele after 1945 . Between 1941 and 1959 she manufactured a. a. the costumes for numerous German films of the war and post-war period.
In 1952, Becker founded her own fashion house in Munich, initially for teenage fashion, and later for prêt-à-porter . She was one of the few couturières who asserted themselves in the male-dominated industry at the time and gained fame beyond the borders of Germany.
On the night of January 4th to 5th, 1971, Becker suffered a heart attack in Kitzbühel, fell over a fence and was only found frozen 10 hours later. The temperatures in Kitzbühel at that time were minus 15 degrees Celsius , an autopsy ruled out third-party fault . According to her agency, Becker had been suffering from heart disease for a long time.
Becker was married to the painter, draftsman and graphic artist Helmar Becker-Berke .
Garments designed and sewn by her in 1963 are in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.
Movies
- 1941: One should be able to play the piano
- 1942: Night in Venice
- 1942: The great shadow
- 1942: My friend Josefine (as Irmgard Becker-Schulte)
- 1943: Big City Melody (as Irmgard Becker-Schulte)
- 1947: between yesterday and tomorrow
- 1948: Untitled film
- 1950: No angel is so pure
- 1950: island without morals
- 1950: The double lottery
- 1951: On the streets at night
- 1951: The Strange Life of Mr. Bruggs
- 1951: Between heart and conscience (as Irmgard Becker-Schulte)
- 1952: It can happen to anyone
- 1953: The matchstick ballad (production manager) (as Irmgard Becker-Schulte)
- 1954: you
- 1959: Jacqueline
literature
- Susa Ackermann, a colorful ballet of fashion ... Bessie Becker , in couture in Germany. Streiflichter from the German fashion industry , Munich 1961 2 (2), pp. 71–77
- Hamburger Abendblatt dated January 7, 1971, Bessie Becker was dead in the snow - fashion designer in Kitzbühel froze to death (portrait photo)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Bessie" Becker froze to death . Report by the DPA in the Schwäbische Zeitung of January 8, 1971, p. 5
- ^ "Bessie" Becker froze to death . Pforzheimer Zeitung of January 8, 1971, p. 6
- ↑ Object catalog of the GNM (accessible via search function)
Web links
- Bessie Becker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becker, Bessie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schulte, Irmgard Elisabeth (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fashion designer, advertising designer, fashion photographer and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grünstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1971 |
| Place of death | Kitzbühel |