A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Born:
November 18, 1903
Died:
November 30, 1966
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bernard Newman (18 November 1903 – 30 November 1966) was head designer for Bergdorf Goodman and head costume designer for RKO Pictures. He designed costumes for some 35 movies, including costumes for Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and Helen Broderick. He was posthumously included in the Costume Designers Guild Hall of Fame in 2004. Bernard Newman was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1903. He studied in Paris and at the Art Student's League. He started working at Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury goods department store in Manhattan, as a window dresser. He later became the head designer for Bergdorf Goodman, and his clothes were worn by film stars like Kay Francis. Bernard Newman started working as costume designer in the film industry from 1933 on, working mainly for RKO Pictures for the next three years. Newman is best remembered for the costumes he designed for Ginger Rogers in movies like Top Hat and Swing Time. He made a blue dress with ostrich feathers, to Rogers's specification, which she wore in the Cheek to Cheek sequence and which gave her the nickname of Feathers. 15 of his costumes for the 1935 movie Roberta were reproduced and merchandised by the Modern Merchandising Bureau. Other films he worked on include Sylvia Scarlett with Katharine Hepburn and You Can't Take It with You.
Costume Design:
1935 Break of Hearts
1935 I Dream Too Much
1935 In Person
1935 Roberta
1935 Star of Midnight
1935 Sylvia Scarlett
1935 The Nitwits
1935 Top Hat
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
1936 More Than a Secretary
1936 Swing Time
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 The Farmer in the Dell
1936 The Lady Consents
1936 Theodora Goes Wild
1936 Two in the Dark
1936 Walking on Air
1937 History Is Made at Night
1938 Vivacious Lady
1938 You Can't Take It with You
1940 Green Hell
1942 Tales of Manhattan
1947 Dark Passage
1947 Possessed
Costume Designer:
1935 Break of Hearts
1935 I Dream Too Much
1935 In Person
1935 Roberta
1935 Star of Midnight
1935 Sylvia Scarlett
1935 The Nitwits
1935 Top Hat
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
1936 More Than a Secretary
1936 Swing Time
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 The Farmer in the Dell
1936 The Lady Consents
1936 Theodora Goes Wild
1936 Two in the Dark
1936 Walking on Air
1937 History Is Made at Night
1938 Vivacious Lady
1938 You Can't Take It with You
1940 Green Hell
1942 Tales of Manhattan
1947 Dark Passage
1947 Deep Valley
1947 Humoresque
1947 Possessed
Novel:
1935 Break of Hearts
1935 I Dream Too Much
1935 In Person
1935 Roberta
1935 Star of Midnight
1935 Sylvia Scarlett
1935 The Nitwits
1935 Top Hat
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
1936 More Than a Secretary
1936 Swing Time
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 The Farmer in the Dell
1936 The Lady Consents
1936 Theodora Goes Wild
1936 Two in the Dark
1936 Walking on Air
1937 History Is Made at Night
1938 Vivacious Lady
1938 You Can't Take It with You
1940 Green Hell
1942 Tales of Manhattan
1947 Dark Passage
1947 Deep Valley
1947 Humoresque
1947 Possessed
1958 Battle of the V-1
Wardrobe Supervisor:
1935 Break of Hearts
1935 I Dream Too Much
1935 In Person
1935 Roberta
1935 Star of Midnight
1935 Sylvia Scarlett
1935 The Nitwits
1935 Top Hat
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
1936 More Than a Secretary
1936 Swing Time
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 The Farmer in the Dell
1936 The Lady Consents
1936 Theodora Goes Wild
1936 Two in the Dark
1936 Walking on Air
1937 History Is Made at Night
1938 Vivacious Lady
1938 You Can't Take It with You
1940 Green Hell
1942 Tales of Manhattan
1947 Dark Passage
1947 Deep Valley
1947 Escape Me Never
1947 Humoresque
1947 Possessed
1958 Battle of the V-1
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