Irene
Skuespiller
8. desember 1901 — 15. november 1962 (60 år)
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Irene Maud Lentz (December 8, 1901 – November 15, 1962) also known mononymously and professionally as Irene, was an American fashion designer and costume designer. Her work as a clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her career as a costume designer for films in the 1930s. Lentz also worked under the name Irene Gibbons.
Lentz had been taught sewing as a child and, with a flair for style, she decided to open a small dress shop. The success of her designs in her tiny store eventually led to an offer from the Bullocks Wilshire luxury department store to design for their Ladies Custom Salon which catered to a wealthy clientele including a number of Hollywood stars.
Lentz's designs at Bullocks gained her much attention in the film community and she was contracted by independent production companies to design the wardrobe for some of their productions. Billing herself simply as "Irene", her first work came in 1933 on the film Goldie Gets Along featuring her designs for star Lily Damita. However, her big break came when she was hired to create the gowns for Ginger Rogers for her 1937 film Shall We Dance with Fred Astaire. This was followed by more designs in another Ginger Rogers film as well as work for other independents such as Walter Wanger Productions, Hal Roach Studios as well as majors such as RKO, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. During the 1930s, Irene Lentz designed the film wardrobe for leading ladies such as Constance Bennett, Hedy Lamarr, Joan Bennett, Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard, Ingrid Bergman, and Loretta Young among others. She "is generally regarded as the originator of the dressmaker suit" that was popular in the late 1930s.
Through her work, Lentz met and married short story author and screenwriter Eliot Gibbons, brother of multi-Academy Award winning Cedric Gibbons, head of art direction at MGM Studios. Despite her success, working under the powerful set designer Cedric while being married to his brother Eliot was not easy. Irene confided to her close friend Doris Day that the marriage to Eliot was not a happy one. Generally regarded as the most important and influential production designer in the history of American films, Cedric Gibbons hired Lentz when gown designer Adrian left MGM in 1941 to open his own fashion house. By 1943 she was a leading costume supervisor at MGM, earning international recognition for her "soufflé creations" and is remembered for her avant-garde wardrobe for Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
In 1950, Lentz left MGM to open her own fashion house. After Lentz was out of the film industry for nearly ten years, Doris Day requested her services for the production Midnight Lace (Universal, 1960). The following year she did the costume design for another Day film, Lover Come Back (1961), and during 1962 worked on her last production, A Gathering of Eagles (1963).
Lentz was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White for B.F.'s Daughter (1948). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color for Midnight Lace (1960).
Irene Maud Lentz (December 8, 1901 – November 15, 1962) also known mononymously and professionally as Irene, was an American fashion designer and costume designer. Her work as a clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her career as a costume designer for films in the 1930s. Lentz also worked under the name Irene Gibbons.
Lentz had been taught sewing as a child and, with a flair for style, she decided to open a small dress shop. The success of her designs in her tiny store eventually led to an offer from the Bullocks Wilshire luxury department store to design for their Ladies Custom Salon which catered to a wealthy clientele including a number of Hollywood stars.
Lentz's designs at Bullocks gained her much attention in the film community and she was contracted by independent production companies to design the wardrobe for some of their productions. Billing herself simply as "Irene", her first work came in 1933 on the film Goldie Gets Along featuring her designs for star Lily Damita. However, her big break came when she was hired to create the gowns for Ginger Rogers for her 1937 film Shall We Dance with Fred Astaire. This was followed by more designs in another Ginger Rogers film as well as work for other independents such as Walter Wanger Productions, Hal Roach Studios as well as majors such as RKO, Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. During the 1930s, Irene Lentz designed the film wardrobe for leading ladies such as Constance Bennett, Hedy Lamarr, Joan Bennett, Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard, Ingrid Bergman, and Loretta Young among others. She "is generally regarded as the originator of the dressmaker suit" that was popular in the late 1930s.
Through her work, Lentz met and married short story author and screenwriter Eliot Gibbons, brother of multi-Academy Award winning Cedric Gibbons, head of art direction at MGM Studios. Despite her success, working under the powerful set designer Cedric while being married to his brother Eliot was not easy. Irene confided to her close friend Doris Day that the marriage to Eliot was not a happy one. Generally regarded as the most important and influential production designer in the history of American films, Cedric Gibbons hired Lentz when gown designer Adrian left MGM in 1941 to open his own fashion house. By 1943 she was a leading costume supervisor at MGM, earning international recognition for her "soufflé creations" and is remembered for her avant-garde wardrobe for Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).
In 1950, Lentz left MGM to open her own fashion house. After Lentz was out of the film industry for nearly ten years, Doris Day requested her services for the production Midnight Lace (Universal, 1960). The following year she did the costume design for another Day film, Lover Come Back (1961), and during 1962 worked on her last production, A Gathering of Eagles (1963).
Lentz was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White for B.F.'s Daughter (1948). She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color for Midnight Lace (1960).
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Filmography
| 1946 | The Great Morgan · as Irene (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Merry Widow · as Ballroom Dancer |
| 1921 | Molly O' · as Minor Role |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles · as Costume Design |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back · as Costume Design |
| 1960 | Midnight Lace · as Costume Design |
| 1950 | Key to the City · as Costume Design |
| 1950 | Shadow on the Wall · as Costume Design |
| 1950 | Please Believe Me · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | Scene of the Crime · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | The Bribe · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | The Great Sinner · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | The Sun Comes Up · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | Easter Parade · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | The Pirate · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1948 | On an Island with You · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | State of the Union · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Dark Delusion · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | Desire Me · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | This Time for Keeps · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Song of Love · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | The Unfinished Dance · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Cynthia · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1947 | Fiesta · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1947 | High Barbaree · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | The Arnelo Affair · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy · as Costume SupervisorPå Plex |
| 1946 | The Secret Heart · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | The Yearling · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle · as Costume Designer |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By · as Costume SupervisorPå Plex |
| 1946 | Undercurrent · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | Bad Bascomb · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | No Leave, No Love · as Costume Designer |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | Holiday in Mexico · as Costume Designer |
| 1946 | Easy to Wed · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | Two Smart People · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1946 | A Letter for Evie · as Costume Designer |
| 1945 | Adventure · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | The Sailor Takes a Wife · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? · as Costume Designer |
| 1945 | Thrill of a Romance · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Her Highness and the Bellboy · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | She Went to the Races · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | The Hidden Eye · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Twice Blessed · as Costume Designer |
| 1945 | The Clock · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | Between Two Women · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | Without Love · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1945 | This Man's Navy · as Costume Designer |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | National Velvet · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Music for Millions · as Costume Design |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Gentle Annie · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Kismet · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Gaslight · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Meet the People · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | 3 Men in White · as Costume Designer |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | Broadway Rhythm · as Costume Design |
| 1944 | Rationing · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Lost Angel · as Costume Design |
| 1943 | Madame Curie · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Swing Fever · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia · as Costume Designer |
| 1943 | Best Foot Forward · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Costume Designer |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case · as Costume Design |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | No Time for Love · as Costume Design |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Twin Beds · as Costume Designer |
| 1942 | The Wife Takes a Flyer · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story · as Costume Designer |
| 1941 | Skylark · as Costume Designer |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1940 | This Thing Called Love · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | Arise, My Love · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | Hired Wife · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Rebecca · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | The House Across the Bay · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | Green Hell · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter · as Costume DesignerPå Plex |
| 1939 | Eternally Yours · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1939 | Intermezzo · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1939 | In Name Only · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | Midnight · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Topper Takes a Trip · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1938 | Trade Winds · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe · as Costume Designer |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Vivacious Lady · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Algiers · as Wardrobe DesignerPå Plex |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live · as Costume Design |
| 1937 | Topper · as Costume DesignPå Plex |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Wedding Present · as Costume Design |
| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio · as Costume Designer |
| 1933 | Goldie Gets Along · as Costume Design |