Irene Lentz Oscar Award Nominations

Irene Lentz Oscar Award Nominations

I’ve always enjoyed watching the Academy Awards show each year. This February 27th, 2011 marks the 83rd annual Academy Awards, or “The Oscars” as they’re affectionately known. Irene was nominated for the Oscar twice for Best Costume Design. The first time was at the 21st Academy Award show in 1949. The category was Costume Design (Black and White), for the 1948 movie “B. F.’s Daughter“. View a sketch by Irene for one of the gowns worn by Barbara Stanwyck in the movie B.F.’s Daughter. The second nomination came at the 33rd Academy Awards show in 1961. The category was Costume Design (Color), for the 1960 movie “Midnight Lace“. This image is a photo of a page from my copy of the delightful book: Oscar...

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Posted by on Jan 17, 2011 in The Designer | 0 comments

Irene’s Sketch for Doris Day

Irene’s Sketch for Doris Day

I know that Irene did many costumes for Doris Day. This is one of the sketches for the movie Lover Come Back. Thank you to Christian for supplying this copy for us. I believe Lover Come Back (1961) was the last movie that Irene and Doris Day worked together on before her death. On IMDB, you can view more photos of Doris Day and scenes from the movie....

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Posted by on May 1, 2009 in The Designer | 1 comment