Costume & Make-Up

Irene

Born December 8, 1901 · Baker, Montana, USA

Died November 15, 1962 · aged 60

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irene Maud Lentz (December 8, 1901 – November 15, 1962) also known mononymously and professionally as Irene, was an American fashion designer and costume designer. Her work as a clothing designer in Los Angeles led to her career as a costume designer for films in the 1930s. Lentz also worked under the name Irene Gibbons. Lentz had been taught sewing as a ch…

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Gaslight

Gaslight · 1944

MovieThrillerDrama

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge · 1940

Waterloo Bridge

MovieDramaRomance

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty · 1944

MovieMusicComedy

After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be · 1942

To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You · 1938

You Can't Take It with You

MovieComedyRomance

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

MovieComedyDrama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice · 1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice

MovieDramaRomance

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray

MovieDramaHorror

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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Gaslight

Gaslight · 1944

MovieThrillerDrama

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

Costume Design

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge · 1940

Waterloo Bridge

MovieDramaRomance

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

Costume Design

Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty · 1944

MovieMusicComedy

After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.

Costume Supervisor

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be · 1942

To Be or Not to Be

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Costume Design

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You · 1938

You Can't Take It with You

MovieComedyRomance

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

Costume Design

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis · 1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

MovieComedyDrama

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Costume Supervisor

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice · 1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice

MovieDramaRomance

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

Costume Supervisor

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray · 1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray

MovieDramaHorror

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Costume Supervisor

The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town · 1942

The Talk of the Town

MovieComedyDrama

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

Costume Design

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · 1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.

Costume Supervisor

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith · 1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

MovieComedyRomance

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.

Costume Design

The Pirate

The Pirate · 1948

MovieMusicRomance

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Costume Supervisor

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision · 1945

The Valley of Decision

MovieDramaRomance

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.

Costume Supervisor

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie · 1946

Courage of Lassie

MovieFamilyAdventure

Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.

Costume Supervisor

The Clock

The Clock · 1945

MovieRomanceDrama

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

Costume Supervisor

Easter Parade

Easter Parade · 1948

MovieRomanceMusic

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

Costume Design

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Costume Supervisor

Undercurrent

Undercurrent · 1946

MovieDramaThriller

After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.

Costume Supervisor

State of the Union

State of the Union · 1948

State of the Union

MovieComedyDrama

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Costume Design

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By · 1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

Costume Supervisor

Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady · 1938

MovieComedyRomance

College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.

Costume Design

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier · 1942

You Were Never Lovelier

MovieRomanceComedy

An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.

Costume Design

National Velvet

National Velvet · 1945

National Velvet

MovieDramaFamily

Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.

Costume Supervisor

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake · 1946

Lady in the Lake

MovieMysteryThriller

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

Costume Supervisor