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Jean Louis

Jean Louis

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Oct 05, 1907
Died Apr 20, 1997 (89)
Birthplace Paris, France
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Jean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault; October 5, 1907 in Paris, France – April 20, 1997 in Palm Springs, California) was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Best Costume Design. Before coming to Hollywood, he worked in New York for fashion entrepreneur Hattie ... Carnegie, where the clientele included Joan Cohn, the wife of Columbia Pictures studio chief Harry Cohn. He worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960. 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 that Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy in 1962. The dress was so tight that he is believed to have actually sewn it while Monroe was wearing it. The idea of dresses being a nude color, with crystals coating it, stunned audiences. It gave the members of the audience the illusion that Monroe was nude, except for discretely placed rhinestones covering them head to toe. Louis had originally designed a version of the dress for Marlene Dietrich, who wore it in her concert shows. An impressed Monroe asked Dietrich about it, who told her how the dress's illusion worked, and sent her to Louis to design a similar dress for her Kennedy appearance. While Dietrich had been seen wearing her version before Monroe, the press coverage surrounding Monroe's appearance at Madison Square Garden in her style of gown swept the globe. This robe became—besides the white one from "The Seven Year Itch"—Marilyn Monroe's most famous robe, selling at auction in 2016 for 4.8 million dollars. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

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Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1973

Costume Design

40 Carats

40 Carats

1973

Costume Design

I Wish You Love

I Wish You Love

1973

Costume Design

The Ballad of Josie

The Ballad of Josie

1968

Costume Design

P.J.

P.J.

1968

Costume Design

The Hell with Heroes

The Hell with Heroes

1968

Costume Design

Don't Just Stand There

Don't Just Stand There

1968

Costume Design

Rosie!

Rosie!

1967

Costume Design

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

Wardrobe Supervisor

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967

Costume Design

Gambit

Gambit

1966

Costume Design

A Man Could Get Killed

A Man Could Get Killed

1966

Wardrobe Coordinator

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

1965

Costume Design

That Funny Feeling

That Funny Feeling

1965

Costumer

Bus Riley's Back in Town

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965

Costume Design

Mirage

Mirage

1965

Costume Design

Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers

1964

Costume Design

The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

1963

Costume Design

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1963

Costume Design

If a Man Answers

If a Man Answers

1962

Costume Design

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

Costume Design

The Misfits

The Misfits

1961

Costume Design

Strangers When We Meet

Strangers When We Meet

1960

Costume Design

Song Without End

Song Without End

1960

Costume Design

Portrait in Black

Portrait in Black

1960

Costume Design

Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

1960

Costume Design

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959

Costume Designer

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

1959

Costume Design

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

Costume Design, Assistant Editor

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

1959

Costume Design

Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

1959

Costume Design

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959

Costume Design

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

Costume Design

Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

1958

Costume Design

Pal Joey

Pal Joey

1957

Costume Design

The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle

1957

Costume Design

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Costume Design

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

Costume Design

The Brothers Rico

The Brothers Rico

1957

Costume Designer

Jubal

Jubal

1956

Costume Design

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

Costume Design

The Monte Carlo Story

The Monte Carlo Story

1956

Costume Design

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956

Costume Design

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

1956

Costume Designer

The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956

Costume Design

Over-Exposed

Over-Exposed

1956

Costume Design

Picnic

Picnic

1955

Costume Designer

Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

Costume Designer

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1955

Costume Design

5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955

Costume Design

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955

Costume Design

The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

Costume Design

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

1955

Costume Design

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1955

Costume Design

Three for the Show

Three for the Show

1955

Costume Design

Human Desire

Human Desire

1954

Costume Design

Pushover

Pushover

1954

Costume Design

Phffft

Phffft

1954

Costume Design

The Iron Glove

The Iron Glove

1954

Costume Design

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

Costume Design

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954

Costume Design

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

Costume Design

Salome

Salome

1953

Costume Design

Miss Sadie Thompson

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

Costume Design

Serpent of the Nile

Serpent of the Nile

1953

Costume Design

Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

1953

Costume Design

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

Costume Design

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

Costume Design

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1953

Costume Design

Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris

1952

Costume Design

The Golden Hawk

The Golden Hawk

1952

Costume Designer

Captain Pirate

Captain Pirate

1952

Costume Design

Paula

Paula

1952

Costume Design

The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind

1952

Costume Design

The Happy Time

The Happy Time

1952

Costume Design

The Four Poster

The Four Poster

1952

Costume Design

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Costume Design

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952

Costume Design

The Magic Carpet

The Magic Carpet

1951

Costume Designer

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951

Costume Design

The Family Secret

The Family Secret

1951

Costume Design

Saturday's Hero

Saturday's Hero

1951

Costume Design

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1951

Costume Design

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

Costume Design

The Killer That Stalked New York

The Killer That Stalked New York

1950

Costume Design

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

Costume Design

No Sad Songs for Me

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

Costume Design

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

1950

Costume Design

A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

1950

Costume Design

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950

Costume Design

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Costume Design

Fortunes of Captain Blood

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950

Wardrobe Designer

The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl

1950

Costume Design

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950

Costume Design

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1950

Costume Design

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

1949

Costume Design

Shockproof

Shockproof

1949

Costume Design

Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe

1949

Costume Design

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

1949

Costume Design

The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

1949

Costume Design, Costume Designer

Slightly French

Slightly French

1949

Costume Design

Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro

1949

Costume Design

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

Costume Design

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

Wardrobe Designer

Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Costume Design

Tell It to the Judge

Tell It to the Judge

1949

Costume Design

Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta

1949

Costume Design

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

Costume Design

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949

Costume Designer

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949

Costume Design

The Dark Past

The Dark Past

1948

Costume Design

You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Costume Design

The Loves of Carmen

The Loves of Carmen

1948

Costume Design

The Sign of the Ram

The Sign of the Ram

1948

Costume Design

The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

1948

Costume Design

The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow

1948

Costume Design

The Mating of Millie

The Mating of Millie

1948

Costume Design

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948

Costume Design

The Return of October

The Return of October

1948

Costume Design

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

1947

Costume Designer

Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

1947

Costume Design

Her Husband's Affairs

Her Husband's Affairs

1947

Costume Design

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You

1947

Costume Design

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1947

Costume Design

The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

1947

Costume Design

Framed

Framed

1947

Costume Design

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

Costume Design

Renegades

Renegades

1946

Costume Design

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

1946

Costume Design

The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story

1946

Costume Design

The Gentleman Misbehaves

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

Costume Design

Meet Me on Broadway

Meet Me on Broadway

1946

Costume Design

The Return of Monte Cristo

The Return of Monte Cristo

1946

Costume Design

The Thrill of Brazil

The Thrill of Brazil

1946

Costume Design

Gilda

Gilda

1946

Costume Design

The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Costume Design

Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

1946

Costume Design

My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

Costume Design

Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

1945

Costume Design

Over 21

Over 21

1945

Costume Design

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

Costume Design

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

1945

Costume Design

Together Again

Together Again

1944

Costume Design

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

Costume Design

The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944

Costume Design

Secret Command

Secret Command

1944

Costume Design

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