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Charles LeMaire

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Biography: 1897-04-22

Deathday: 1985-06-08 (88 years old)

Biography

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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 died of heart failure in 1985.

Filmography

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Movies 117

Costume Design

Charles LeMaire

Biography

Filmography

all 117

Movies 117

Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)

The Man Who Understood Women (1959)

Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Say One for Me (1959)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Mardi Gras (1958)

The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)

The Hunters (1958)

The Bravados (1958)

Fraulein (1958)

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

From Hell to Texas (1958)

The Young Lions (1958)

The Gift of Love (1958)

The Enemy Below (1957)

Forty Guns (1957)

Desk Set (1957)

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

The Wayward Bus (1957)

Top Secret Affair (1957)

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)

Bus Stop (1956)

Bigger Than Life (1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

Hilda Crane (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

Carousel (1956)

The View from Pompey's Head (1955)

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)

The Tall Men (1955)

The Left Hand of God (1955)

House of Bamboo (1955)

Daddy Long Legs (1955)

A Man Called Peter (1955)

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Three Young Texans (1954)

Black Widow (1954)

Woman's World (1954)

Garden of Evil (1954)

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

Gorilla at Large (1954)

King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

City of Bad Men (1953)

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

Dangerous Crossing (1953)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Pickup on South Street (1953)

The President's Lady (1953)

Man on a Tightrope (1953)

The Desert Rats (1953)

The Girl Next Door (1953)

Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)

Niagara (1953)

Taxi (1953)

My Pal Gus (1952)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

Way of a Gaucho (1952)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

Night Without Sleep (1952)

Monkey Business (1952)

Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

We're Not Married! (1952)

Diplomatic Courier (1952)

Belles on Their Toes (1952)

With a Song in My Heart (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

Anne of the Indies (1951)

Love Nest (1951)

Known For
Costume & Make-Up

Gender
Male

Birthday
1897-04-22

Deathday
1985-06-08 (88 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Charles Le Maire

Awards
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color