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- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Costume Designer
- Actress
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.- Leonard Williams was born in 1914 in West Derby, Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Z Cars (1962) and Dixon of Dock Green (1955). He died on 15 November 1962 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- Editor
- Director
- Writer
Ralph Dawson was born on 18 April 1897 in Westboro, Massachusetts, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Anthony Adverse (1936) and The High and the Mighty (1954). He died on 15 November 1962 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Music Department
- Actor
Toscha Seidel was born on 17 November 1899 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Melody for Three (1941) and The Eyes Have It (1945). He died on 15 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Raymond was born in 1890 in London, England, UK. Harry is known for Our King Emperor and Queen Empress Hold a Durbar in Delhi (1912). Harry was married to Edith Salter. Harry died on 15 November 1962 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK.- Additional Crew
Easterday was born on 21 May 1891 in Niles, California, USA. Easterday died on 15 November 1962 in San Francisco, California, USA.- Irene Lentz was born on 8 December 1900 in Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Rupert of Hee Haw (1924). He died on 15 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.