Donald Brooks

Donald Brooks (born January 9, 1928 in New Haven , Connecticut , † August 1, 2005 in Stony Brook , New York , actually Donald Marc Blumberg ) was an American fashion designer . He was very successful with it, but his real passion was working for theater and film, for both he designed more than 3,500 dresses. For this he received an Emmy and numerous other awards. He was nominated three times for the Oscar and once for the Tony Award .

Life

Donald Brooks grew up in New Haven Connecticut and initially studied at Syracuse University . He then moved to Yale University , where he decided to become a fashion designer. He then studied design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and at Parsons The New School for Design . He started out as a window decorator for a Lord & Taylor chain store . It was there that he caught the attention of Dorothy Shaver, who enabled him to design a new clothing line.

By the mid-1960s, Brooks had become one of the three big fashion names. next to Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene in New York, also referred to as "the three B's of fashion" by the New York Times . He opened his first own shop in 1963.

In addition to his successful fashion business, Brooks has worked on numerous Broadway performances, including Promises, Promises , No Strings, and Barefoot in the Park . For the costumes of the films The Cardinal (1963), Star! (1968) and Darling Lili (1970) he was nominated for an Oscar. He received an Emmy in 1982 for The Fatal Letter (1982). His other awards include the New York Drama Critics Award, three Coty Awards, and the Parsons' Medal of Distinction.

Brooks died in 2005 of a heart attack in a hospital in Stony Brook, New York.

Web links

• Donald Brooks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Donald Brooks in the Internet Broadway Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Eric Wilson: Donald Brooks, 77, Designer of Stage and Screen Fashions, Die. . New York Times. August 3, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2014.