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Originally Posted by Martin Pal
There was a customer where I worked that I talked to frequently back in the 80's and 90's and one day I was watching this film "Macao" and noticed the costume designer's name was the same name as his, so I asked him if that was him. Sure enough, it was.
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Martin_Pal, I liked your anecdote about meeting the fashion design for the film 'Macao'. I have a similar story, but first I want to post these photos of Jane Russell in 'Macao'.
http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Russell,_Jane/
http://www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com/a...e_russell.html
http://photobucket.com/images/jane%20russell?page=1
I wonder if Mr. Woulfe drove down to New Chinatown and picked out that kitschy hat?
...but the gowns Ms. Russell wore in Macao were amazing. -see below.
www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com
www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com
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Now for my story...(mind you I was only 23 yrs old and not too savvy)
When I was working in publicity at Lorimar I needed a tux at the last minute for a function so I was sent down to MGM wardrobe. So I go in and the only person there was this little man. My immediate thought was that someone at MGM had taken pity and given one of the munchkins a job (this was in the early 80s). After going back and forth to the basement he finally found everything I needed. I tried it all on, he looked it over and gave his OK.
When I went back to the office, I told everyone I thought a munchkin was working down in MGM's wardrobe department and that he had helped me find a tux. One of the publicist heard me and sternly informed me that the man was Travilla, a famous costume designer (at the time, he was working for Lorimar as the costume designer for 'Dallas' and 'Knots Landing'). It turns out he was one of Marilyn Monroe's favorite designers, and that he had designed the iconic white dress that MM wore in 'The Seven Year Itch' (the one where the wind from the subway grate blows it up around her waist).
Just so you know I'm not making this up, here is a photo of Travilla around the same time I encountered him. He's the one on the left....the short one.
http://themarilynmonroecollection.bl...s-but-was.html
Now in all honesty, don't you think he resembles a munchkin just a
little bit?
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Here's Travilla with Marilyn in earlier days.
..and here he is standing next to MM (who I believe was 5'4" or 5'5")
http://www.southwestflair.com/2010/J...ingmarilyn.htm
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