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Irene(1900-1962)

  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Costume Designer
  • Actress
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Irene
Irene Maud Lentz was born on December 8, 1901 in Baker. Montana. When she was a teenager she moved to Hollywood to become an actress. She found work as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and appeared in the comedies Picking Peaches (1924) and A Tailor-Made Man (1922). Irene married director F. Richard Jones in 1929. Tragically he died a year later from tuberculosis. To make extra money Irene decided to open a dress shop. In 1933 she was asked to design the clothes for Lili Damita in Goldie Gets Along (1933). She quickly became one of Hollywood's top costumes designers. Irene had a passionate affair with actor Gary Cooper. She later said he was the only man she really loved. In 1936 she married Eliot Gibbons, a writer. Irene became the head costume designer at MGM where she created iconic costumes for Lana Turner and Judy Garland.

She was nominated for an academy Award in 1948 for her work on B.F.'s Daughter (1948). Eventually she left MGM to open her own fashion house. Unfortunately her marriage to Elliot was troubled and they began living apart. In 1960 Irene's close friend Doris Day asked her to design the clothes for Midnight Lace (1960). She received her second Academy Award nomination for her work on the film. By this time Irene had a serious drinking problem and was suffering from depression. On November 15, 1962 Irene checked into the Knickerbocker hotel in Hollywood. She committed suicide by jumping out of a bathroom window. Irene was sixty-one years old. In her suicide note she wrote ""I'm sorry. This is the best way." She was buried next to her first husband at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
BornDecember 8, 1900
DiedNovember 15, 1962(61)
BornDecember 8, 1900
DiedNovember 15, 1962(61)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Henry A. Barrows, S.J. Bingham, Frederick Vroom, Frank Butler, Edythe Chapman, Michael Dark, Douglas Gerrard, Ethel Grandin, Eddie Gribbon, Stanton Heck, Harold Howard, Irene, Thomas Jefferson, Kate Lester, Jacqueline Logan, Aileen Manning, John McCallum, William Parke Jr., Charlotte Pierce, Victor Potel, Charles Ray, Tom Ricketts, Nellie Peck Saunders, Frederick Sullivan, Frederick A. Thomson, and Isabel Vernon in A Tailor-Made Man (1922)

Known for:

Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight
7.8
  • Costume Department
  • 1944
Jack Benny and Carole Lombard in To Be or Not to Be (1942)
To Be or Not to Be
8.2
  • Costume Department(Miss Lombard)
  • 1942
James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Spring Byington, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Samuel S. Hinds, Donald Meek, Ann Miller, and H.B. Warner in You Can't Take It with You (1938)
You Can't Take It with You
7.8
  • Costume Department(Miss Arthur)
  • 1938
Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
7.5
  • Costume Department
  • 1944

Credits

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Costume Department

  • Rock Hudson and Mary Peach in A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
    A Gathering of Eagles
    • gowns designer: Miss Peach
    • 1963
  • Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Edie Adams, Jack Kruschen, Jack Oakie, and Tony Randall in Lover Come Back (1961)
    Lover Come Back
    • gowns: Miss Day's
    • 1961
  • Doris Day, John Gavin, and Rex Harrison in Midnight Lace (1960)
    Midnight Lace
    • gowns: Miss Day's
    • 1960
  • Shadow on the Wall (1950)
    Shadow on the Wall
    • costumes: Miss Sothern
    • 1950
  • Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Mark Stevens, and Robert Walker in Please Believe Me (1950)
    Please Believe Me
    • costumes: Miss Kerr
    • 1950
  • James Stewart, Spencer Tracy, Sydney Greenstreet, Valentina Cortese, and John Hodiak in Malaya (1949)
    Malaya
    • costumes: Miss Cortesa
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
    The Barkleys of Broadway
    • costumes: Miss Rogers
    • 1949
  • Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, Robert Taylor, and John Hodiak in The Bribe (1949)
    The Bribe
    • costumes: Miss Gardner
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
    Easter Parade
    • costumes: women's
    • 1948
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
    The Pirate
    • costume supervisor
    • 1948
  • Summer Holiday (1948)
    Summer Holiday
    • costume supervisor
    • 1948
  • Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
    Tenth Avenue Angel
    • costume supervisor
    • 1948
  • Three Daring Daughters (1948)
    Three Daring Daughters
    • costume supervisor
    • 1948
  • Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh in If Winter Comes (1947)
    If Winter Comes
    • costumes: Miss Kerr
    • 1947
  • Green Dolphin Street (1947)
    Green Dolphin Street
    • costume supervisor
    • 1947

Costume Designer

  • Clark Gable, Marilyn Maxwell, and Loretta Young in Key to the City (1950)
    Key to the City
    • Costume Designer
    • 1950
  • Gloria DeHaven and Van Johnson in Scene of the Crime (1949)
    Scene of the Crime
    • Costume Designer
    • 1949
  • In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
    In the Good Old Summertime
    • Costume Designer (costumes: women)
    • 1949
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, and Robert Siodmak in The Great Sinner (1949)
    The Great Sinner
    • Costume Designer (costumes: women)
    • 1949
  • Ricardo Montalban, Xavier Cugat, Betty Garrett, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Neptune's Daughter (1949)
    Neptune's Daughter
    • Costume Designer
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
    The Barkleys of Broadway
    • Costume Designer (Miss Rogers' Costumes)
    • 1949
  • The Sun Comes Up (1949)
    The Sun Comes Up
    • Costume Designer
    • 1949
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Greer Garson, Peter Lawford, and Walter Pidgeon in Julia Misbehaves (1948)
    Julia Misbehaves
    • Costume Designer
    • 1948
  • Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse, Jimmy Durante, Peter Lawford, Esther Williams, and Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra in On an Island with You (1948)
    On an Island with You
    • Costume Designer (costumes by)
    • 1948
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Angela Lansbury, and Van Johnson in State of the Union (1948)
    State of the Union
    • Costume Designer
    • 1948
  • Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, and Keenan Wynn in B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
    B.F.'s Daughter
    • Costume Designer (costumes: women)
    • 1948
  • Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, and Zachary Scott in Cass Timberlane (1947)
    Cass Timberlane
    • Costume Designer
    • 1947
  • Greer Garson in Desire Me (1947)
    Desire Me
    • Costume Designer
    • 1947
  • This Time for Keeps (1947)
    This Time for Keeps
    • Costume Designer
    • 1947
  • Virginia O'Brien and Red Skelton in Merton of the Movies (1947)
    Merton of the Movies
    • Costume Designer
    • 1947

Actress

  • The Great Morgan (1946)
    The Great Morgan
    • Irene (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Merry Widow (1925)
    The Merry Widow
    • Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • James Finlayson, Mae Laurel, and Stan Laurel in Rupert of Hee Haw (1924)
    Rupert of Hee Haw
    • (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1924
  • Harry Langdon, Mary Akin, Marceline Day, Dorothy Dorr, Evelyn Francisco, Eugenia Gilbert, Thelma Hill, Elsie Tarron, and Alberta Vaughn in Picking Peaches (1924)
    Picking Peaches
    • The Store Manager's Wife (as Irene Lentz)
    • Short
    • 1924
  • Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
    Ten Dollars or Ten Days
    • The Cashier (as Irene Lentz)
    • Short
    • 1924
  • Madeline Hurlock, Kewpie Morgan, and Ben Turpin in The Dare-Devil (1923)
    The Dare-Devil
    • The Second Heroine (as Irene Lentz)
    • Short
    • 1923
  • Charles Ray in A Tailor-Made Man (1922)
    A Tailor-Made Man
    • Miss Nathan (as Irene Lentz)
    • 1922
  • Billy Bevan and Mildred June in The Duck Hunter (1922)
    The Duck Hunter
    • The Sportsman's Boss's Wife (as Irene Lentz)
    • Short
    • 1922
  • Mabel Normand in Molly O' (1921)
    Molly O'
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Irene Gibbons
  • Born
    • December 8, 1900
    • Baker, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide)
  • Spouses
      Eliot Gibbons1936 - November 15, 1962 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Doris Day wrote in her 1975 autobiography that she got to know Irene quite well. One night after Irene had a few drinks, Irene told Day that the "love of her life" was Gary Cooper. On several other occasions Irene spoke about the intensity of her love for Cooper, and Day got the feeling that Irene had never mentioned this to anyone before her. Day wrote that today she honestly could not tell if they actually had or were having an affair, or if it was a one-sided love. Irene took her own life about a year and a half after Cooper's death from cancer.

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