Eloise Jensson
Elois W. Jenssen (* 5. November 1922 in Palo Alto , California ; † 14. February 2004 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California) was an American costume designer who in 1951 the Oscar for Best Costume Design in the color film Samson and Delilah (1949) from Cecil B. DeMille .
Life
Eloise Jensson began her career as a costume designer for film productions in 1947 with the crime film Dishonored Lady by Robert Stevenson .
In 1951 she received the Oscar for best costume design along with Edith Head , Dorothy Jeakins , Gile Steele and Gwen Wakeling for the costumes in Samson and Delilah (1949) by CB DeMille.
More than thirty years later she was nominated again for an Oscar for best costume design at the 1983 Academy Awards , together with Rosanna Norton for the Disney film Tron (1982) by Steven Lisberger . For this they also received the Saturn Award for the best costume of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films .
Other well-known productions with costumes designed and designed by her were the television series I Love Lucy (1953 to 1955) with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and Mein Engel und Ich (Forever Darling, 1956) by Alexander Hall , also with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the main roles.
Web links
- Eloise Jensson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Jensson, Eloise |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jenssen, Elois W. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American costume designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Palo Alto , California |
DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2004 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California |