Charles LeMaire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American costume designer
Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1897
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jun-1985
Profession: costume designer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Charles LeMaire
- Charles LeMaire (April 22, 1897 – June 8, 1985) was an American costume designer.
- He was born in Chicago. LeMaire's early career was as a vaudeville performer, but he became a costume designer for such Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Follies and The Five O'Clock Girl.
- By 1925 he turned to the movies.
- 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 died of heart failure in 1985.
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