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Irene Sharaff (1910–1993)

Costume Designer | Costume and Wardrobe Department | Art Department

Trivia:

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". See more trivia »

Born:

in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 83) in New York City, New York, USA
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1983 Great Performances (TV series)
– Alice in Wonderland (1983) (uncredited)
 
1981 Mommie Dearest
 
1977 A Little Night Music (uncredited)
 
1977 The Other Side of Midnight
 
1970 The Great White Hope
 
1970 Something for Everyone (uncredited)
 
1969 Hello, Dolly! (costumes designed by)
 
1969/I Justine
 
1968 A Happening in Central Park (TV special documentary)
 
1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
 
1965 The Sandpiper
 
1961 West Side Story
 
1960 Can-Can
 
1959 Porgy and Bess
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Cole Porter's 'Aladdin' (1958)
 
1956 The King and I
 
1955/I Guys and Dolls (costumes designed by)
 
1954 Brigadoon
 
1953 Call Me Madam
 
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married (as Sharaff)
 
1948 A Song Is Born (as Sharaff)
 
1947 The Bishop's Wife (as Sharaff)
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (as Sharaff)
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives (as Sharaff)
 
1946 The Dark Mirror
 
1945 Yolanda and the Thief (as Sharaff)
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis (as Sharaff)
 
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1968 Funny Girl (costumes: Barbra Streisand)
 
1967 The Taming of the Shrew (costume designer: Elizabeth Taylor)
 
1963 Cleopatra (costumes: Elizabeth Taylor)
 
1961 Flower Drum Song (costumes)
 
1954 A Star Is Born (costumes: for song "Born in a Trunk")
 
1953 The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie) (costume designer: Ms. Martin and Ms. Merman)
 
1951 An American in Paris (ballet costumes designer)
 
1944 Bathing Beauty (costume designer: water ballet costumes - as Sharaff)
 
1944 Meet the People (associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff)
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm (associate costume designer - as Sharaff)
 
1943 Madame Curie (associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff)
 
1943 Girl Crazy (associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff)
 
1943 I Dood It (associate costume supervisor - as Sharaff)
 
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1954 A Star Is Born (art director: "Born in a Trunk" sequence)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (art director: "Limehouse Blues" sequence - uncredited)
 
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2006 An All-Access Pass to the Sets and Costumes of 'Flower Drum Song' (video documentary short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1966) She designed costumes for Dame Elizabeth Taylor in the Oxford University Dramatic Society's production of Christopher Marlowe's play, "Dr. Faustus," at the Oxford University Theatre in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England with Richard Burton CBE, Andreas Teuber, Richard Durden-Smith, Maria Aitken (played Good Angel), David Wood, Hugh Williams, Andrew Hilton, and Bruce Alexander in the cast. Nevill Coghill was director. See more »

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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Personal Quote:

Yes, you may enter Miss Dunaway's dressing room, but first you most throw a raw steak in - to divert her attention. See more »

Trivia:

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". See more »

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