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Helen Rose

Helen Rose

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Feb 02, 1904
Died Nov 09, 1985 (81)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Helen Rose was born on February 2, 1904, to William Bromberg and Ray Bobbs in Chicago, Illinois o ... f German and Russian descent. She attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and then designed nightclub and stage costumes for various acts. 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. 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. She was nominated a further eight times and was also very well known for designing famous wedding dresses of the era. She designed the famous wedding dress of Grace Kelly when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956. 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. In the late 1960s, Rose left the studio to open her own design business and continued to provide fancy 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". 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.

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How Sweet It Is!

How Sweet It Is!

1968

Costume Design

Goodbye Charlie

Goodbye Charlie

1964

Costume Design

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963

Costume Design

Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise

1961

Costume Design

Ada

Ada

1961

Costume Design

Two Loves

Two Loves

1961

Costume Design

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

1961

Costume Design

The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine

1961

Costume Design

All the Fine Young Cannibals

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

Costume Design

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960

Costume Design

The Mating Game

The Mating Game

1959

Costume Design

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings

1959

Costume Design

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959

Costume Design

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958

Costume Design

Party Girl

Party Girl

1958

Costume Design

The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante

1958

Wardrobe Supervisor

The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love

1958

Costume Design

The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving

1958

Costume Mistress

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957

Costume Design

Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water

1957

Costume Design

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

1957

Costume Design

Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957

Costume Design

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956

Costume Design

The Power and the Prize

The Power and the Prize

1956

Costume Design

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

1956

Costume Design

The Swan

The Swan

1956

Costume Design

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

Costume Design

Gaby

Gaby

1956

Costume Design

High Society

High Society

1956

Costume Design

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956

Costume Design

It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

Costume Designer

The Tender Trap

The Tender Trap

1955

Costume Design

The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

1955

Costume Design

I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955

Costume Design

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

1955

Costume Design

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Costume Designer

The Cobweb

The Cobweb

1955

Costume Design

Love Me or Leave Me

Love Me or Leave Me

1955

Costume Design

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

1955

Costume Design

The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

Costume Design

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

Costume Design

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

1954

Costume Design

Her Twelve Men

Her Twelve Men

1954

Costume Design

Green Fire

Green Fire

1954

Costume Design

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

Costume Design

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

Costume Designer

Athena

Athena

1954

Costume Design

Mogambo

Mogambo

1953

Costume Design

Escape from Fort Bravo

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

Costume Design

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

1953

Costume Design

Jeopardy

Jeopardy

1953

Costume Designer

Sombrero

Sombrero

1953

Costume Design

Latin Lovers

Latin Lovers

1953

Costume Design

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953

Costume Design

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1953

Costume Designer

Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

1953

Costume Designer

Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

1953

Costume Design

The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953

Costume Designer

Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet

1953

Costume Design

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

Costume Design

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

Costume Design

The Belle of New York

The Belle of New York

1952

Costume Design

Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

1952

Costume Design

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

Costume Design

Love Is Better Than Ever

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952

Costume Design

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

1952

Costume Mistress

Everything I Have Is Yours

Everything I Have Is Yours

1952

Costume Design

Invitation

Invitation

1952

Costume Design

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1952

Costume Design

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

1951

Costume Design

The Strip

The Strip

1951

Costume Designer

Texas Carnival

Texas Carnival

1951

Costume Design

Bannerline

Bannerline

1951

Costume Design

The Light Touch

The Light Touch

1951

Costume Design

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss

1951

Costume Design

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man

1951

Costume Design

Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951

Costume Design

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

Costume Design

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

Costume Design, Wardrobe Designer

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Costume Design

Three Little Words

Three Little Words

1950

Costume Design

The Reformer and the Redhead

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950

Costume Design

Right Cross

Right Cross

1950

Costume Design

Two Weeks with Love

Two Weeks with Love

1950

Costume Design

Pagan Love Song

Pagan Love Song

1950

Costume Design

Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho

1950

Costume Design

The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

Costume Design

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

1950

Costume Design

To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady

1950

Costume Design

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

Costume Design

Summer Stock

Summer Stock

1950

Costume Design

Nancy Goes to Rio

Nancy Goes to Rio

1950

Costume Design

A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

1950

Costume Design

The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

1949

Costume Designer

On the Town

On the Town

1949

Costume Design

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1949

Costume Design

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

Costume Design

Homecoming

Homecoming

1948

Costume Design

Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

Costume Design

Big City

Big City

1948

Costume Design

A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy

1948

Costume Designer

Good News

Good News

1947

Costume Design

The Unfinished Dance

The Unfinished Dance

1947

Costume Design

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

Costume Designer

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

Costume Designer

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

Costume Design

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

Costume Design

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

Costume Design

Coney Island

Coney Island

1943

Costume Design

Hello, Frisco, Hello

Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Costume Design

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