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- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Art Department
Nominated for fifteen Academy Awards, charismatic costumer Irene Sharaff once declared "you can acquire chic and elegance, but style itself is a a rare thing" (NY Times, August 17, 1993). During her long and distinguished career, Sharaff became known as much for her meticulous attention to detail and her sense of colour as for her versatility in adapting to many genres and periods. For this, she drew inspiration from a wide variety of sources, which included impressionist and post-impressionist painting.
Irene Sharaff received her training from the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, the Arts Student League and at La Grande Chaumiere in Paris. Her first work in the world of fashion was as illustrator for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She then served a two-year apprenticeship as assistant designer under Aline Bernstein at the Civic Repertory Theatre Company. Her first own creations appeared in Broadway by 1932. She also added scenery design to her portfolio for Eva Le Gallienne's production of "Alice in Wonderland" (1932) and for the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo. Further accolades came her way for her costuming of Gertrude Lawrence, who played a fashion designer in "Lady in the Dark". Sharaff was nothing, if not prolific on Broadway, beginning with the musical revue "As Thousands Cheer" (1934), for which she created an entire ensemble of sepia-toned costumes to resemble early rotogravure pictures. Her versatility also encompassed designing for the American Ballet Theater and the New York City Ballet. Her private time was spent sculpting and painting.
Sharaff eventually attracted the attention of Hollywood producers. However, she would only spend a total of four years under contract: at MGM, for the Arthur Freed unit, between 1943 and 1945; and at RKO from 1946 to 1948. The rest of her time in Hollywood was strictly free-lance. At MGM, her use of vibrant colours (she was fond of saying, that she saw everything "in blocks of colour"), became ideally suited to the new Technicolor process. An understanding of movement in the design of dresses also became a key element in her work on musicals. Sharaff did her best designs in the 1950's on Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), An American in Paris (1951), Guys and Dolls (1955) and The King and I (1956). For the latter, she created history twice: first, by convincing Yul Brynner to shave his head; secondly, for her prodigious use of Thai silk, which created such a stir in the world of high fashion that the product ended up becoming Thailand's number one export.
From the late 1950's, Sharaff often alternated work on the same production for both Broadway and Hollywood, notably West Side Story (1961)(stage version, 1964) , Flower Drum Song (1961) (stage version, 1958) and Funny Girl (1968) (stage version, 1964). She became a favorite costumer of Elizabeth Taylor, designing in starkly contrasting styles the bohemian/swinging sixties outfits she wore in The Sandpiper (1965), her flowing, ornate renaissance dress in The Taming of The Shrew (1967) and, in collaboration with Renié, her opulent costumes for Cleopatra (1963).- Ken Englund was born on 6 May 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Nothing But the Truth (1941), No, No, Nanette (1940) and Here Come the Waves (1944). He was married to Mabel Albertson. He died on 10 August 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Soundtrack
Euronymous was born on 22 March 1968 in Norway. He died on 10 August 1993 in Oslo, Norway.- Actor
- Soundtrack
John Batten was born on 3 April 1903 in Rotorua, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Love Waltz (1930), The Greenwood Tree (1929) and Trapped in a Submarine (1932). He was married to Madeleine Murat. He died on 10 August 1993 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.- Valencia Jumper was born on 10 May 1972 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. She died on 10 August 1993 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Hajime Hana was born on 9 February 1930 in Nagasaki, North Toshima [now Toshima], Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988), Un ga yoke rya (1966) and The Water Margin (1973). He was married to Yoko Shimamura. He died on 10 August 1993.- Al Duvall was born on 16 January 1913 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Safari (1940), Jungle Jim (1937) and While Thousands Cheer (1940). He died on 10 August 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Juan Estelrich was born in 1927 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for El anacoreta (1976), The Adventurers (1970) and Ten Little Indians (1974). He died on 10 August 1993 in Madrid, Spain.- Louise Kaufman was born on 4 August 1912 in the USA. She died on 10 August 1993 in Hernando, Florida, USA.
- Dion Terres died on 10 August 1993 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.
- Audrey Chapman was born on 2 March 1899 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for God's Gold (1921), False Women (1921) and Daddy-Long-Legs (1919). She died on 10 August 1993 in Riverside, California, USA.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Eva Olmerová was born on 21 January 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for The Lost Face (1965), Love Between the Raindrops (1980) and Nobody Will Laugh (1965). She died on 10 August 1993 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Else Moshammer was born on 21 January 1908. She died on 10 August 1993.
- Art Department
Harold Fuhrman was born on 11 February 1918 in Kentucky, USA. He is known for Backdraft (1991), The Monster Squad (1987) and Broadcast News (1987). He was married to Norma. He died on 10 August 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Sylviane Aladin was born on 15 May 1925 in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Franche-Comté, France. She was an actress, known for Véronique (1950), L'homme de la nuit (1946) and Carrefour du crime (1948). She died on 10 August 1993 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
- Jaroslav Konecný was born on 11 July 1935 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Drsna planina (1980), Nejistá sezóna (1988) and Boty plné vody (1976). He died on 10 August 1993 in Prague, Czech Republic.