Irene Sharaff Net Worth is$1.5 Million Irene Sharaff Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 ...
Date Of Birth January 23, 1910 Died 1993-08-10 Place Of Birth Boston, Massachusetts, USA Profession Costume Designer, Costume Department, Art Department Star Sign Aquarius
# Quote 1 Yes, you may enter Miss Dunaway's dressing room, but first you most throw a raw steak in - to divert her attention. 2 The first act finale of "The King and I", will feature Miss Lawrence, Mr Brenner and a Pink Satin Ball Gown.
# Fact 1 Great-great aunt of costume designer Mikael Sharafyan. 2 Great-aunt of famous Armenian actor Levon Sharafyan . 3 Won Broadway's 1952 Tony Award for Best Costumes for "The King and I." This was followed by six additional Tony nominations as Best Costume Designer: in 1957 for "Candide, "" Happy Hunting," "Shangri-La," and "Small War On Murray Hill;" in 1958 for "West Side Story;" in 1959 for "Flower Drum Song," in 1964 for "The Girl Who Came to Supper;" in 1966 for "Sweet Charity," and in 1968 for "Hallelujah, Baby!". 4 She was the only costume designer to work on both the original stage and film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein shows, "The King and I" and "Flower Drum Song", and also the original stage and film versions of "West Side Story" and "Funny Girl". 5 Second only to Edith Head in winning "Oscars" for costume design. Ms. Head receiving 8 and Ms. Sharaff 5. 6 Was assistant to legendary designer Aline Bernstein in the 1930s at New York's famed Civic Repertory Theatre run by actress Eva Le Gallienne . 7 During her lengthy career she worked with actresses from Alla Nazimova to Faye Dunaway .
Costume Designer Title Year Status Character Great Performances 1983 TV Series 1 episode Mommie Dearest 1981 The Other Side of Midnight 1977 The Great White Hope 1970 Something for Everyone 1970 uncredited Hello, Dolly! 1969 costumes designed by Justine 1969 A Happening in Central Park 1968 TV Special documentary Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966 costumes designed by The Sandpiper 1965 Flower Drum Song 1961 West Side Story 1961 costume designed by Can-Can 1960 Porgy and Bess 1959 The DuPont Show of the Month 1958 TV Series 1 episode The King and I 1956 costumes designed by Guys and Dolls 1955 costumes designed by Ford Star Jubilee 1955 TV Series 1 episode Brigadoon 1954 Call Me Madam 1953 Every Girl Should Be Married 1948 as Sharaff A Song Is Born 1948 as Sharaff The Bishop's Wife 1947 as Sharaff The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 as Sharaff The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 as Sharaff The Dark Mirror 1946 Yolanda and the Thief 1945 as Sharaff Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 as Sharaff, costumes designed by
Costume Department Title Year Status Character Meet the People 1944 associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff Broadway Rhythm 1944 associate costume designer - as Sharaff Madame Curie 1943 associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff Girl Crazy 1943 associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff Swing Fever 1943 associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff I Dood It 1943 associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff The 34th Annual Tony Awards 1980 TV Special costumes: West Side Story Funny Girl 1968 costume designer: Barbra Streisand The Taming of the Shrew 1967 costume designer: Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra 1963 costumes: Elizabeth Taylor A Star Is Born 1954 costumes: for song "Born in a Trunk" The Ford 50th Anniversary Show 1953 TV Movie costume designer: Ms. Martin and Ms. Merman An American in Paris 1951 ballet costumes designer Bathing Beauty 1944 costume designer: water ballet costumes - as Sharaff
Art Department Title Year Status Character A Star Is Born 1954 art director: "Born in a Trunk" sequence Ziegfeld Follies 1945 art director: "Limehouse Blues" sequence - uncredited
Self Title Year Status Character The Mike Douglas Show 1963 TV Series Herself - Wardrobe Mistress for Cleopatra film
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1999 Hall of Fame Costume Designers Guild Awards 1967 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 1964 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Cleopatra (1963) 1962 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color West Side Story (1961) 1957 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color The King and I (1956) 1952 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color An American in Paris (1951)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1978 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design The Other Side of Midnight (1977) 1970 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design Hello, Dolly! (1969) 1970 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Costume Design Funny Girl (1968) 1968 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design The Taming of the Shrew (1967) 1962 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Flower Drum Song (1961) 1961 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Can-Can (1960) 1960 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Porgy and Bess (1959) 1956 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Guys and Dolls (1955) 1955 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color A Star Is Born (1954) 1955 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Brigadoon (1954) 1955 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color A Star Is Born (1954) 1954 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Costume Design, Color Call Me Madam (1953)
Known for movies West Side Story (1961)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The King and I (1956)
$1.5 Million
