Charles LeMaire


Charles LeMaire was an American costume designer.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, LeMaire began his career as a vaudeville performer, altrough he was a costume designer on such Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Follies and The Five O'Clock Girl. He went into Hollywood film industry by 1925. LeMaire was instrumental in persuading the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to institute a costume design Oscar. In a career spanning 37 years and nearly 300 films, he earned a total of three Academy Awards and an additional 13 nominations.
LeMaire married Beatrice Hayman Goetz, in Beverly Hills, California on November 27, 1943. He died of heart failure in 1985.

Filmography

Take a Chance The Razor's Edge Gentleman's Agreement
Oscar win
Oscar nomination