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. He died of heart failure in 1985.

Filmography※

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)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Robe (1953)
Désirée (1954)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Love is: a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Carousel (1956)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

^1 Oscar win ^2 Oscar nomination

References※

^ 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※

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

v t e 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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