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Irene Maud Lentz (December 8, 1901 – November 15, 1962), also known mononymously and professionally as Irene, was an American actress turned 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.
- Irene Gibbons
- November 15, 1962 (aged 60), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- December 8, 1901, Baker, Montana, U.S.
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Mar 29, 2013 · The Chic Life and Tragic Death of a Revered Costume Designer. 51 years after Irene Lentz took her own life, the timeless looks she created for Marlene Dietrich and Lana Turner are being brought ...
Mar 29, 2013 · Irene Lentz, Gary Cooper. Left: an undated portrait of Lentz; right: Cooper, with whom Lentz was said to be in love, circa 1935, two years before he received his first Oscar nomination for best ...
Irene. Costume Department: Gaslight. Irene Maud Lentz was born on December 8, 1901 in Baker, Montana. When she was a teenager, she moved to Hollywood to become an actress. She found work as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and appeared in the comedies Picking Peaches (1924) and A Tailor-Made Man (1922). Irene married director F. Richard Jones in 1929.
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- Baker, Montana, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Irene. Costume Department: Gaslight. Irene Maud Lentz was born on December 8, 1901 in Baker, Montana. When she was a teenager, she moved to Hollywood to become an actress. She found work as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and appeared in the comedies Picking Peaches (1924) and A Tailor-Made Man (1922). Irene married director F. Richard Jones in 1929. Tragically he died a year later from ...
- December 8, 1900
- November 15, 1962
After spending time in Paris, Irene returned to California and opened a second shop in 1933, first across from the Hollywood Bowl, then on Sunset Boulevard. Her windows gained the notice of Bullocks Wilshire, and she went under contract to them as the head of their Costume Design Studio where the duties were to design fashions for stars to wear ...
Irene (1901–1962) Hollywood costume designer and entrepreneur.Name variations: Irene Lentz. Born Irene Lentz on December 8, 1901 (also seen as 1908), in Brookings, South Dakota; died on November 15, 1962; daughter of Emil Lentz (a rancher) and Maude (Watters) Lentz; graduated from Baker High School, Baker, Montana; attended the University of Southern California; graduated from Wolfe School ...
