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Theoni V. Aldredge |
People We Remember |
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Lauren Bacall presents Aldredge
with her Oscar in 1975 |
Costume Designer
Noted costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge passed away at the age of
78. She dressed Barbra for both stage and screen. |
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Costume Designer for
"Mirror" and "Wholesale"
Jan 21,
2011
She was one
of the most recognized and
awarded costume designers
of the modern era. Theoni
V. Aldredge passed away
today in
Connecticut today at the
age of 78.
Theoni V. Aldredge dressed
Barbra Streisand for both
stage and screen - some 34
years apart. Aldredge designed
the costumes for the 1962
Broadway production of "I
Can Get It For You
Wholesale," including the
original Miss Marmelstein
outfits Barbra wore in the
show. Three and a half
decades later, the legendary designer
was hired by Barbra to create
the costumes for the 1996
film, "The Mirror Has Two
Faces."
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Barbra strikes similar poses in costumes by Theoni V. Aldredge:
"I Can Get It For You
Wholesale" (1962) and "The
Mirror Has Two Faces"
(1996) |
For her extensive work on
Broadway, Aldredge
received 15 Tony
nominations. She won for
costuming the original
productions of "La Cage
aux Folles," "Barnum" and
"Annie." Some of the
other, more notable
Broadway shows Aldredge
designed for included
Stephen Sondheim's first
musical, "Anyone Can
Whistle" and Marvin
Hamlisch's "A Chorus
Line." She also dressed
Lauren Bacall for "Woman
of the Year" and Liza
Minnelli for "The Rink."
Nominated for three
Academy Awards over the
span of her career,
Aldredge finally took home
the Best Costume Design
Oscar for the 1974 film,
"The Great Gatsby." She
also dressed Cher in
"Moonstruck," Bette Midler
in "The Rose" and Faye
Dunaway in "The Eyes of
Laura Mars." Aldredge
worked on 45 films.
The New York theatrical
community will pay tribute
to Aldredge, who worked on more
than 100 Broadway shows by
dimming the lights on
Broadway later this week. |
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