Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff (born January 23, 1910 in Boston , Massachusetts , † August 10, 1993 in New York City , New York ) was an American costume designer .
Irene Sharaff worked as a costume designer for the major Broadway productions as well as for Hollywood . Alongside Edith Head, she was considered the most successful costume designer. She has received numerous Academy Award nominations and a total of five Academy Awards for her work . She mainly designed the costumes for women.
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Madame Curie - Director: Mervyn LeRoy (with Greer Garson )
- 1944: Meet Me in St. Louis - Directed by Vincente Minnelli (with Judy Garland )
- 1945: Broadway Melody 1950 (Ziegfeld Follies)
- 1945: Yolanda and the Thief (Yolanda and the Thief) - directed by Vincente Minnelli (with Lucille Bremer )
- 1946: The Dark Mirror - Director: Robert Siodmak (with Olivia de Havilland )
- 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives (The Best Years of Our Lives) - Director: William Wyler (with Myrna Loy )
- 1947: Das Doppelleben des Herr Mitty (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) - Director: Norman Z. McLeod (with Virginia Mayo )
- 1947: Every Woman Needs an Angel (The Bishop's Wife) - Director: Henry Koster (with Loretta Young )
- 1951: An American in Paris (An American in Paris) - Director: Vincente Minnelli (with Leslie Caron )
- 1954: Brigadoon - directed by Vincente Minnelli (with Cyd Charisse )
- 1954: A new star in the sky (A Star is Born) - Director: George Cukor (with Judy Garland)
- 1955: Stealing Harvard - and Dolls (Guys and Dolls) - Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (with Jean Simmons )
- 1956: The King and I (The King and I) - Director: Walter Lang (with Deborah Kerr )
- 1957: Shangri-La
- 1959: Porgy and Bess (Porgy and Bess) - Director: Otto Preminger (with Dorothy Dandridge )
- 1960: Can-Can - Director: Walter Lang (with Shirley MacLaine )
- 1961: West Side Story - Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins (with Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno )
- 1961: Almond Eyes and Lotus Blossoms (Flower Drum Song) - Director: Henry Koster (with Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta )
- 1963: Cleopatra - Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (with Elizabeth Taylor )
- 1966: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) - Director: Mike Nichols (with Elizabeth Taylor)
- 1967: The Taming of the Shrew (The Taming of the Shrew) - Directed by Franco Zeffirelli (with Elizabeth Taylor)
- 1968: Funny Girl - Director: William Wyler - Costumes for Barbra Streisand
- 1969: Hello, Dolly! - Director: Gene Kelly (with Barbra Streisand)
- 1977: The Other Side of Midnight - Director: Charles Jarrott (with Marie-France Pisier and Susan Sarandon )
- 1981: My dear bad mother (Mommie Dearest)
Awards
Oscar
Won:
- 1952: An American in Paris (An American in Paris)
- 1957: The King and I (The King and I)
- 1961: West Side Story
- 1964: Cleopatra
- 1967: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
Nominated:
- 1954: Call Me Madam
- 1955: Brigadoon
- 1955: A Star is Born
- 1956: Heavy boys - easy girls (Guys and Dolls)
- 1960: Porgy and Bess (Porgy and Bess)
- 1961: Can-Can
- 1962: Flower Drum Song
- 1968: The Taming of the Shrew
- 1969: Funny Girl
- 1970: Hello, Dolly!
- 1978: The Other Side of Midnight
Web links
- Irene Sharaff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sharaff, Irene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1993 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |