Deborah Nadoolman
Deborah Nadoolman Landis (* 1952 ) is an American costume designer and non-fiction author . She is the founder and chair of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Life
She graduated from UCLA College of Fine Arts with a degree in costume design in 1975 and later received a Ph.D. in costume studies at the Royal College of Art in London . From the late 1970s she was responsible for the costumes in numerous film productions, often in films by her husband John Landis . Nadoolman created iconic costumes like the fedora and leather jacket from Indiana Jones or the red jacket Michael Jackson wore in the music video Thriller . At the 1989 Academy Awards , she was nominated for her work on The Prince of Zamunda in the Best Costume Design category.
From 2001 to 2007 she was President of the Costume Designers Guild for two consecutive terms . She is the governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
Nadoolman published several non-fiction books on costume design. In 2012 she compiled the catalog for the Hollywood Costume exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum , which she curated .
She has been married to director and film producer John Landis since 1980 . The two children Max Landis and Rachel Landis emerged from the marriage.
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: The Little Rascals (TV movie)
- 1977: Kentucky Fried Movie (The Kentucky Fried Movie)
- 1978: I think a horse will kick me (National Lampoon's Animal House)
- 1979: 1941 - Where are you going to Hollywood (1941)
- 1980: Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers)
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- 1981: American Werewolf (An American Werewolf In London)
- 1983: The Soldiers of Fortune (Trading Places)
- 1983: Eerie Shadow Lights ( Twilight Zone: The Movie ; Segment 1 )
- 1983: Michael Jackson - Thriller (Music Video)
- 1984: Unlucky Crackers
- 1985: Into the Night (Into the Night)
- 1985: Spies Like Us (Spies Like Us)
- 1986: ¡Three amigos! (¡Three Amigos!)
- 1988: The Prince from Zamunda (Coming to America)
- 1991: Valkenvania - The Wonderful World of Madness (Nothing But Trouble)
- 1991: Oscar - From the rain to the eaves (Oscar)
- 1991: Michael Jackson - Black or White (music video)
- 1992: Bloody Marie - A Woman with a Bite (Innocent Blood)
- 1996: A Family Sucks (The Stupids)
- 1997: Mad City
- 1998: Blues Brothers 2000
- 1998: Susan's plan
- 2010: Burke & Hare
Fonts
- Costume Design: Screen Craft . Rotovision, 2003, ISBN 978-2880466497 .
- 50 Designers / 50 Costumes: Concept to Character . (Ed.) University of California Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0942102468 .
- Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design . Harper Design, 2007, ISBN 978-0060816506 .
- Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration . Harper Design, 2012, ISBN 978-0061984969 .
- Hollywood Costume . Harry N. Abrams, 2013, ISBN 978-1419709821 .
Web links
- Deborah Nadoolman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nadoolman, Deborah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nadoolman Landis, Deborah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American costume designer and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |