Charles LeMaire

American costume designer (1897–1985)

For the botanist, see Charles Antoine Lemaire.

Charles LeMaire

Born| (1897-04-22)April 22, 1897

Chicago

Died| June 8, 1985(1985-06-08) (aged 88)

Palm Springs, California

Nationality|  United States
Known for| Costume designer
Awards| Academy Awards

Charles LeMaire (April 22, 1897 – June 8, 1985) was an American costume designer. He was born in Chicago.

LeMaire's early career was as a vaudeville performer, but he became a costume designer for such Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Follies and The Five O'Clock Girl. By 1925 he turned to the movies. LeMaire was instrumental in persuading the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to institute a costume design Oscar. In a career spanning 37 years and nearly 300 films, he earned a total of three Academy Awards and an additional 13 nominations.

LeMaire married Beatrice Hayman Goetz (1892-1978), the former wife of film producer Harry Goetz, in Beverly Hills on November 27, 1943.[1] He died of heart failure in 1985.

## Filmography[edit]

* Take a Chance (1933)
* The Razor's Edge (1946)
* Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
* A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
* The Gunfighter (1950)
* All About Eve (1950)1
* David and Bathsheba (1951)
* The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
* The Robe (1953)1
* Désirée (1954) 2
* Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
* Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)1
* Carousel (1956)
* Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

^1 Oscar win ^2 Oscar nomination

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Los Angeles Times; Publication Date: 28/ Nov/ 1943; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/380728165/?article=a59ff9e6-4f61-424b-8e10-848285c38467&focus=0.027657151,0.66347486,0.16323903,0.77376926&xid=3398

## External links[edit]

* Charles LeMaire at IMDb
* AllMovieGuide
* Charles Le Maire costume designs, 1921 and undated, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
* Charles Le Maire costume designs for the Greenwich Village follies, 1925 and 1926., held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

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Academy Award for Best Costume Design

1948–1956|

* 1948 (Black and white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska
* 1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla
* 1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling
* 1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff
* 1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès
* 1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
* 1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada
* 1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire
* 1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff

1957–1958|

* 1957: Orry-Kelly
* 1958: Cecil Beaton

1959–1960|

* 1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden
* 1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles

1961–1966|

* 1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff
* 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills
* 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff
* 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton
* 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton
* 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden

1967–1980|

* 1967: John Truscott
* 1968: Danilo Donati
* 1969: Margaret Furse
* 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese
* 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo
* 1972: Anthony Powell
* 1973: Edith Head
* 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge
* 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund
* 1976: Danilo Donati
* 1977: John Mollo
* 1978: Anthony Powell
* 1979: Albert Wolsky
* 1980: Anthony Powell

1981–2000|

* 1981: Milena Canonero
* 1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo
* 1983: Marik Vos-Lundh
* 1984: Theodor Pištěk
* 1985: Emi Wada
* 1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright
* 1987: James Acheson
* 1988: James Acheson
* 1989: Phyllis Dalton
* 1990: Franca Squarciapino
* 1991: Albert Wolsky
* 1992: Eiko Ishioka
* 1993: Gabriella Pescucci
* 1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
* 1995: James Acheson
* 1996: Ann Roth
* 1997: Deborah Lynn Scott
* 1998: Sandy Powell
* 1999: Lindy Hemming
* 2000: Janty Yates

2001–2020|

* 2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
* 2002: Colleen Atwood
* 2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
* 2004: Sandy Powell
* 2005: Colleen Atwood
* 2006: Milena Canonero
* 2007: Alexandra Byrne
* 2008: Michael O'Connor
* 2009: Sandy Powell
* 2010: Colleen Atwood
* 2011: Mark Bridges
* 2012: Jacqueline Durran
* 2013: Catherine Martin
* 2014: Milena Canonero
* 2015: Jenny Beavan
* 2016: Colleen Atwood
* 2017: Mark Bridges
* 2018: Ruth E. Carter
* 2019: Jacqueline Durran
* 2020: Ann Roth

2021–present|

* 2021: Jenny Beavan
* 2022: Ruth E. Carter
* 2023: Holly Waddington

* Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

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