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Arlington Valles

Arlington Valles

British-born American costume designer (1886–1970)


Fred Arlington Valles (4 May 1886 - April 1970[1]) was a Hollywood costume designer, also professionally known as Valles and J. Arlington Valles.[1][2]

Valles primarily worked at MGM,[2][3] including as the head of men's wardrobe design.[4] He first provided costumes for the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol. His work includes National Velvet (1944), Albert Lewin's The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Yearling (1946) and That Forsyte Woman (1949) for which he received an Academy Award nomination in 1950.[2]

In 1960, his costume work on Spartacus won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color, shared with Bill Thomas.[2]

Valles died on 12 April 1970 in Los Angeles, California, aged 83.


References

  1. Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland & Company. p. 74. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. Leese, Elizabeth (1 March 1991). Costume Design in the Movies: An Illustrated Guide to the Work of 157 Great Designers. Courier Corporation. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-486-26548-3. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. Esquevin, Christian (29 August 2023). Designing Hollywood: Studio Wardrobe in the Golden Age. University Press of Kentucky. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8131-9793-7. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. "Drape Shapes Out for Men". Kentucky New Era. October 11, 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

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