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Jean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault; October 5, 1907 – April 8, 1997) was a French-American costume designer. He won an Academy Award for The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956).
Apr 24, 1997 · Jean Louis, an Academy Award-winning designer who created some of the most memorable costumes and fashions worn by Hollywood stars of the 1940's, 50's and 60's, died on Sunday...
Jean Louis (1907-1997) was a French-born costume designer who created iconic gowns for Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, Loretta Young and others. He won an Oscar for his work on From Here to Eternity (1953) and married Loretta Young in 1993.
Jean Louis Berthault was born in 1907 in the style capital of the world--Paris. There he attended the prestigious École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (School of Decorative Arts). After graduation, he started his career in the early 1930s as a sketch artist for the Agnes-Drecoll couturier.
Apr 20, 1997 · Jean Louis was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer who created iconic outfits for stars like Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Marlene Dietrich. He won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design and worked for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960.
Costume designer for two Oscar Best Picture winners All the King's Men (1949) and From Here to Eternity (1953), and three other nominees Born Yesterday (1950), The Caine Mutiny (1954) and Picnic (1955), as well as being part of the costume department for three more nominees Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Ship of Fools (1965) and Guess Who's Comin...
Jean Louis was one of the finest costume designers of Hollywood's golden years. His clothes for women were soft and pliable, glamorous and very feminine, though like all designers of...
