Raoul Pene Du Bois
Raoul Pene Du Bois (* 29. November 1914 in New York City , New York ; † 1. January 1985 ) was an American scene and costume designer on Broadway and in film.
Life
At the age of 14, Raoul Pene Du Bois was already making costumes for Broadway revues by the Ziegfeld Follies . From 1934 he was regularly engaged for major Broadway shows, such as the musical Du Barry Was a Lady , for which he was also responsible for the set design. By the early 1980s, numerous other works as a set and costume designer followed, including for the musicals Carmen Jones , Gypsy and No, No, Nanette .
In the 1940s he was also involved in a number of film productions at Paramount Pictures . In 1942 he was nominated together with Stephen Seymour for an Oscar in the category Best Set Design of a Color Film for Louisiana Purchase . In 1945, together with Hans Dreier and Ray Moyer, he received another nomination in this very category for the film The Dreams of a Woman . For The Pirate and the Lady (1944) he designed the costumes for Joan Fontaine . Pene Du Bois, who won two Tony Awards , was last used as a set and costume designer on Broadway for the musical Sugar Babies , which premiered in 1979. He died in 1985 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York from a stroke .
Filmography
Costume design
- 1934: Ready for Love
- 1941: Louisiana Purchase
- 1943: Happy Go Lucky
- 1943: Dixie
- 1944: A Woman's Dreams (Lady in the Dark)
- 1944: The Pirate and the Lady (Frenchman's Creek)
- 1945: A Lady with a Past (Kitty)
- 1965: The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (TV movie)
Production design
- 1941: Louisiana Purchase
- 1943: Happy Go Lucky
- 1944: A Woman's Dreams (Lady in the Dark)
- 1945: A Lady with a Past (Kitty)
- 1954: New Faces
Broadway shows (selection)
Costume design
- 1934: Ziegfeld Follies of 1934
- 1936: Ziegfeld Follies of 1936
- 1938–1939: Leave It to Me!
- 1939: One For the Money
- 1939-1940: Too Many Girls
- 1939–1940: You Barry Was a Lady
- 1943-1945: Carmen Jones
- 1950–1952: Call Me Madam
- 1957: Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
- 1957-1961: The Music Man
- 1959-1961: Gypsy
- 1979-1982: Sugar Babies
Stage design
- 1939: One For the Money
- 1939–1940: You Barry Was a Lady
- 1943-1945: Carmen Jones
- 1950–1952: Call Me Madam
- 1953-1954: Charley's Aunt (Charley's Aunt)
- 1957: Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
- 1971-1973: No, No, Nanette
- 1979-1982: Sugar Babies
Awards
- 1942: Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Louisiana Purchase with Stephen Seymour
- 1945: Oscar nomination in the Best Production Design category for A Woman's Dreams together with Hans Dreier and Ray Moyer
- 1953: Tony Award in the category Best Set Design for Wonderful Town
- 1960: Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design for Gypsy
- 1964: Tony Award nomination in the Best Set Design category for The Student Gypsy
- 1971: Tony Award in the Best Costume Design category for No, No, Nanette
- 1971: Drama Desk Award in the Best Costume Design category for No, No, Nanette
- 1975: Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design for Doctor Jazz
- 1980: Tony Award nomination for Best Costume Design for Sugar Babies
Web links
- Raoul Pene Du Bois in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Raoul Pene Du Bois in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Raoul Pene Du Bois in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Nan Robertson: Raoul Pene Du Bois, Designer for Broadway and Movies . In: The New York Times , January 2, 1985.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | You Bois, Raoul Pene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scene and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1985 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York, United States |