Raoul Pene Du Bois

Raoul Pene Du Bois ( born November 29, 1914 in New York; † January 1, 1985 ) was an American scenes and costume designer on Broadway and in film.

Life

At the age of 14 years made ​​Raoul Pene Du Bois on costumes for Broadway revues Ziegfeld Follies of. From 1934 he was engaged regularly for great Broadway shows, as for the musical Du Barry Was a Lady, in which he was also responsible for the stage. Until the early 1980s was followed by many other works as a stage and costume designer, as well as for the musical Carmen Jones, Gypsy and No, No, Nanette.

In the 1940s, he was also involved at Paramount Pictures in a number of film productions. In 1942 he was nominated along with Stephen Seymour best for the Oscar in the category Design of a color film for the Louisiana Purchase. In 1945 he received together with Hans Dreier and Ray Moyer another nomination in this same category for the film The dreams of a woman ( Lady in the Dark ). For The pirate and the lady ( Frenchman's Creek, 1944), he designed the costumes for Joan Fontaine. Pene Du Bois, who won the Tony Award twice, came as a set and costume designer on Broadway most recently for the musical Sugar Babies for use, which was premiered in 1979. He died in 1985 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York following a stroke.

Filmography

Broadway shows (selection)

Awards

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