Profile
Jean Louis
Costumier + Winner
Male
Born
Oct 5, 1907
Died
Apr 20, 1997
Jean Louis was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Costume Design. Louis worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1907
Birth
Born in 1907.
THIRTIES
1944
37 Years Old
Louis worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960.
FIFTIES
1962
55 Years Old
His most famous works include Rita Hayworth's black satin strapless dress from Gilda (1946), Marlene Dietrich's celebrated beaded souffle stagewear for her cabaret world tours, as well as the sheer, sparkling gown Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy in 1962.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1993
86 Years Old
In 1993, four years after the death of his second wife, Louis married former client Loretta Young (married until his death in 1997).
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1997
90 Years Old
Died in 1997.
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