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Helen Rose was born on February 2, 1904 to William Bromberg and Ray Bobbs in Chicago, Illinois of German and Russian Jewish descent.<ref>[http://www.seraphicpress.com/remembering-legendary-costume-designer-helen-rose/ Robert J. Avrech. Remembering Legendary Costume Designer Helen Rose]</ref> She attended the [[Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]] and then designed nightclub and stage costumes for various acts.<ref name="Haugland">{{cite book|author=H. Kristina Haugland|title=Grace Kelly: icon of style to royal bride|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JE5ITOBYBJUC&pg=PT14|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2006}}</ref> She moved to Los Angeles in 1929, where she designed outfits for Fanchon and Marco and later the [[Ice Follies]]. In the early 1940s, she spent two years working for [[20th Century Fox]], where she designed wardrobes for musical selections. In 1943, MGM hired her in the wake of [[Adrian (costume designer)|Adrian]]'s departure, and by the late 1940s, Rose was promoted to chief designer at the studio.<ref name="Haugland"/>
Helen Rose was born on February 2, 1904 to William Bromberg and Ray Bobbs in Chicago, Illinois of German and Russian Jewish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seraphicpress.com/remembering-legendary-costume-designer-helen-rose/|first=Robert J.|last=Avrech|title=Remembering Legendary Costume Designer Helen Rose|website=seraphicpress.com|date=April 4, 2014|accessdate=January 9, 2021}}</ref> She attended the [[Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]] and then designed nightclub and stage costumes for various acts.<ref name="Haugland">{{cite book|author=H. Kristina Haugland|title=Grace Kelly: icon of style to royal bride|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JE5ITOBYBJUC&pg=PT14|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2006}}</ref> She moved to Los Angeles in 1929, where she designed outfits for Fanchon and Marco and later the [[Ice Follies]]. In the early 1940s, she spent two years working for [[20th Century Fox]], where she designed wardrobes for musical selections. In 1943, MGM hired her in the wake of [[Adrian (costume designer)|Adrian]]'s departure, and by the late 1940s, Rose was promoted to chief designer at the studio.<ref name="Haugland"/>


Rose won two [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Academy Awards for Best Costume Design]]: for ''[[The Bad and the Beautiful]]'' in 1952 and for ''[[I'll Cry Tomorrow]]'' in 1955.<ref name="Haugland"/> She was nominated a further eight times and was well known for designing famous wedding dresses of the era. She designed the [[Wedding dress of Grace Kelly|wedding dress]] of [[Grace Kelly]]<ref>{{cite news|title='Iconic royal wedding gowns |url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/iconic-royal-wedding-gowns#slide-3|newspaper=Harpers Bazaar}}</ref> when she married [[Prince Rainier of Monaco]] in 1956.<ref name = "Slant">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2011/03/designing-woman-helen-rose/|title=Designing Woman: Helen Rose|author=Ronald Bergan|work=Slant Magazine|date=March 31, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref> She also designed clothing for Elizabeth Taylor in the movies ''[[Father of the Bride (1950 film)|Father of the Bride]]'' and ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' as well as [[Elizabeth Taylor]]'s wedding dress when she married [[Conrad Hilton, Jr.|Conrad "Nicky" Hilton]].<ref name = "Slant"/>
Rose won two [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design|Academy Awards for Best Costume Design]]: for ''[[The Bad and the Beautiful]]'' in 1952 and for ''[[I'll Cry Tomorrow]]'' in 1955.<ref name="Haugland"/> She was nominated a further eight times and was well known for designing famous wedding dresses of the era. She designed the [[Wedding dress of Grace Kelly|wedding dress]] of [[Grace Kelly]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Most Iconic Royal Wedding Gowns of All Time |url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/iconic-royal-wedding-gowns#slide-3|newspaper=Harper's Bazaar|date=April 13, 2018|accessdate=January 9, 2021}}</ref> when she married [[Prince Rainier of Monaco]] in 1956.<ref name = "Slant">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2011/03/designing-woman-helen-rose/|title=Designing Woman: Helen Rose|first=Ronald|last=Bergan|work=Slant Magazine|date=March 31, 2011|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref> She also designed clothing for Elizabeth Taylor in the movies ''[[Father of the Bride (1950 film)|Father of the Bride]]'' and ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' as well as [[Elizabeth Taylor]]'s wedding dress when she married [[Conrad Hilton, Jr.|Conrad "Nicky" Hilton]].<ref name = "Slant"/>


In the late 1960s, Rose left the studio to open her own design business and continued to provide attire for the famed and the wealthy. She also wrote a fashion column. She wrote two books: her autobiography ''Just Make Them Beautiful'' in 1976 and ''The Glamorous World of Helen Rose''. In the 1970s, Rose also staged a traveling fashion show featuring some of her MGM-designed costumes that was called "The Helen Rose Show".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vintagefashionguild.org/fashion-history/helen-rose/|title= Helen Rose|work = Vintage Fashion Guild|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1985-11-12/local/me-5029_1_helen-rose|author=Burt A. Folkart|title=Film Costume Designer Helen Rose Dies|work=LA Times|date=November 12, 1985|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref>
In the late 1960s, Rose left the studio to open her own design business and continued to provide attire for the famed and the wealthy. She also wrote a fashion column. She wrote two books: her autobiography ''Just Make Them Beautiful'' in 1976 and ''The Glamorous World of Helen Rose''. In the 1970s, Rose also staged a traveling fashion show featuring some of her MGM-designed costumes that was called "The Helen Rose Show".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vintagefashionguild.org/fashion-history/helen-rose/|title= Helen Rose|work = Vintage Fashion Guild|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1985-11-12/local/me-5029_1_helen-rose|first=Burt A.|last= Folkart|title=Film Costume Designer Helen Rose Dies|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 12, 1985|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref>


Helen was married to Harry V. Rose, whose birth name was Harry Rosenstein (1902–1993), and they had a daughter. She died in Palm Springs, California in 1985.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130117074448/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2588820318.html "Rose, Helen (1904–1985)."] ''Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages''. Gale. 2007. Retrieved January 06, 2013 from HighBeam Research</ref>
Helen was married to Harry V. Rose, whose birth name was Harry Rosenstein (1902–1993), and they had a daughter. She died in Palm Springs, California in 1985.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130117074448/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2588820318.html "Rose, Helen (1904–1985)."] ''Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages''. Gale. 2007. Retrieved January 06, 2013 from HighBeam Research</ref>

Revision as of 16:38, 9 January 2021

Helen Rose
From left to right: Annabella Levy, Elizabeth Taylor and Helen Rose on the set of Rhapsody (1954)
Born(1904-02-02)February 2, 1904
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1985(1985-11-09) (aged 81)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
OccupationCostume designer
SpouseHarry V. Rose
Children1

Helen Rose (February 2, 1904 – November 9, 1985) was an American costume designer and clothing designer who spent the bulk of her career with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Career

Helen Rose was born on February 2, 1904 to William Bromberg and Ray Bobbs in Chicago, Illinois of German and Russian Jewish descent.[1] She attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and then designed nightclub and stage costumes for various acts.[2] She moved to Los Angeles in 1929, where she designed outfits for Fanchon and Marco and later the Ice Follies. In the early 1940s, she spent two years working for 20th Century Fox, where she designed wardrobes for musical selections. In 1943, MGM hired her in the wake of Adrian's departure, and by the late 1940s, Rose was promoted to chief designer at the studio.[2]

Rose won two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design: for The Bad and the Beautiful in 1952 and for I'll Cry Tomorrow in 1955.[2] She was nominated a further eight times and was well known for designing famous wedding dresses of the era. She designed the wedding dress of Grace Kelly[3] when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956.[4] She also designed clothing for Elizabeth Taylor in the movies Father of the Bride and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as well as Elizabeth Taylor's wedding dress when she married Conrad "Nicky" Hilton.[4]

In the late 1960s, Rose left the studio to open her own design business and continued to provide attire for the famed and the wealthy. She also wrote a fashion column. She wrote two books: her autobiography Just Make Them Beautiful in 1976 and The Glamorous World of Helen Rose. In the 1970s, Rose also staged a traveling fashion show featuring some of her MGM-designed costumes that was called "The Helen Rose Show".[5][6]

Helen was married to Harry V. Rose, whose birth name was Harry Rosenstein (1902–1993), and they had a daughter. She died in Palm Springs, California in 1985.[7]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Avrech, Robert J. (April 4, 2014). "Remembering Legendary Costume Designer Helen Rose". seraphicpress.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c H. Kristina Haugland (2006). Grace Kelly: icon of style to royal bride. Yale University Press.
  3. ^ "The Most Iconic Royal Wedding Gowns of All Time". Harper's Bazaar. April 13, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bergan, Ronald (March 31, 2011). "Designing Woman: Helen Rose". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Helen Rose". Vintage Fashion Guild. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (November 12, 1985). "Film Costume Designer Helen Rose Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "Rose, Helen (1904–1985)." Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Gale. 2007. Retrieved January 06, 2013 from HighBeam Research

Additional info

  • 1910 United States Federal Census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Enumeration District 7, Sheet 17, April 22–23, 1910.
  • 1920 United States Federal Census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Enumeration District 6, Sheet 10A, January 10, 1920.
  • California Death Index on Ancestry.com.
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