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Bernard Newman

Bernard Newman

Costume Designer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bernard Newman (18 November 1903 – 30 November 1966) was head designer for Bergdorf Goodman and head costume designer for RKO Pictures. He designed costumes for some 35 movies, including costumes for Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and Helen Broderick. He was posthumously included in the Costume Designers Guild Hall of Fame in 2004. Bernard Newman was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1903. He studied in Paris and at the Art Student's League. He started working at Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury goods department store in Manhattan, as a window dresser. He later became the head designer for Bergdorf Goodman, and his clothes were worn by film stars like Kay Francis. Bernard Newman started working as costume designer in the film industry from 1933 on, working mainly for RKO Pictures for the next three years. Newman is best remembered for the costumes he designed for Ginger Rogers in movies like Top Hat and Swing Time. He made a blue dress with ostrich feathers, to Rogers's specification, which she wore in the Cheek to Cheek sequence and which gave her the nickname of Feathers. 15 of his costumes for the 1935 movie Roberta were reproduced and merchandised by the Modern Merchandising Bureau. Other films he worked on include Sylvia Scarlett with Katharine Hepburn and You Can't Take It with You.

Born: November 18, 1903 in Joplin, Missouri, USA

Died: November 30, 1966 (Age 63)

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Bernard Newman  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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6.3
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
5.6
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
7.6
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1947
Movie
6.6
Costume & Make-UpCostume Designer1947
Movie
5.8
Costume & Make-UpWardrobe Supervisor1947
Movie
7.2
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
5.5
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1940
Movie
6
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1948
Movie
7.1
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1937
Movie
7.4
Costume & Make-UpCostume Designer1947
Movie
5.1
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
6.1
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
6.2
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
7.3
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1947
Movie
6.9
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
6.9
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
7.4
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
6.4
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
7.1
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1942
Movie
5.5
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
7.1
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
6
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
5.7
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
6.9
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
7.8
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1935
Movie
6.1
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
7.3
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1938
Movie
6.3
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Movie
7.9
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1938
Movie
7.4
Costume & Make-UpCostume Design1936
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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