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Doris Langley Moore OBE (1902–1989), also known as Doris Langley-Levy Moore, was one of the first important female fashion historians. She founded the Fashion Museum, Bath (as The Museum of Costume), in 1963. She was also a well-respected Lord Byron scholar, and author of a 1940s ballet, The Quest. As a result of these wide-ranging interests ...
Doris Langley Moore. Costume Designer: The African Queen. Doris Langley Moore was born on 23 July 1902 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was a writer and costume designer, known for The African Queen (1951), The Gentle Sex (1943) and Goodyear Playhouse (1951).
- Doris Langley Moore
- February 24, 1989
- July 23, 1902
Doris Langley Moore was one of the foremost scholars and collectors of historic dress in the twentieth century, a cofounder of the Costume Society, and the founder of the Museum of Costume, Bath. Born in Liverpool, England in 1902, Doris Elizabeth Langley Levy spent her youth in Johannesburg, South Africa, where her father worked as a newspaper ...
Jan 22, 2020 · Doris Langley Moore was a fashion historian, a Lord Byron scholar, and a translator of ancient Greek poetry. She also wrote a charming 1948 novel, Not at Home, about a polite spinster and her manipulative tenant.
Doris Langley Moore was born on 23 July 1902 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was a writer and costume designer, known for The African Queen (1951), The Gentle Sex (1943) and Goodyear Playhouse (1951). She was previously married to Robert Moore.
- July 23, 1902
- February 24, 1989
Doris Langley Moore has 29 books on Goodreads with 2096 ratings. Doris Langley Moore’s most popular book is All Done by Kindness.
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Doris Langley Moore OBE (1902–1989) also known as Doris Langley-Levy Moore, was one of the first important female fashion historians. She founded the Fashion Museum, Bath, (as The Museum of Costume) in 1963. She was also a well-respected Lord Byron scholar, and author of a 1940s ballet, The Quest.
