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Raoul Pene Du Bois(1914-1985)

  • Costume Designer
  • Art Department
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Raoul Pene Du Bois
Tony Award winning theatrical set and costume designer. Career of fifty years, included Garrick Gaieties Two for the Show, Ziegfeld Follies of 1934, 1936, Dubarry was A Lady, Jumbo, Billy Rose's Aquacade, Diamond Horseshoe Revue, Casa Manana, Lend An Ear, Call Me Madam, and Sugar Babies.
BornNovember 29, 1914
DiedJanuary 1, 1985(70)
BornNovember 29, 1914
DiedJanuary 1, 1985(70)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall in Lady in the Dark (1944)
Lady in the Dark
5.9
  • Costume Designer(as Raoul Pène du Bois)
  • 1944
Bob Hope, Irène Bordoni, Victor Moore, and Vera Zorina in Louisiana Purchase (1941)
Louisiana Purchase
6.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1941
Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Frenchman's Creek
6.1
  • Costume Designer
  • 1944
Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
Happy Go Lucky
6.1
  • Costume Designer
  • 1943

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965)
    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Raoul Pène as DuBois)
    • 1965
  • Plain and Fancy
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1956
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)
    Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, and Patric Knowles in Kitty (1945)
    Kitty
    6.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1945
  • Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in Frenchman's Creek (1944)
    Frenchman's Creek
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1944
  • Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall in Lady in the Dark (1944)
    Lady in the Dark
    5.9
    • Costume Designer (as Raoul Pène du Bois)
    • 1944
  • Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Marjorie Reynolds in Dixie (1943)
    Dixie
    6.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1943
  • Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
    Happy Go Lucky
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1943
  • Bob Hope, Irène Bordoni, Victor Moore, and Vera Zorina in Louisiana Purchase (1941)
    Louisiana Purchase
    6.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1941
  • Richard Arlen and Ida Lupino in Ready for Love (1934)
    Ready for Love
    5.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1934

Art Department



  • The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood (1965)
    The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • scenery designed by (as Raoul Pène as DuBois)
    • 1965
  • Plain and Fancy
    TV Movie
    • sets designed by
    • 1956
  • Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, Ronny Graham, Harry Horner, and Eartha Kitt in New Faces (1954)
    New Faces
    5.3
    • scenery (as Raoul Pene De Bois)
    • 1954
  • Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall in Lady in the Dark (1944)
    Lady in the Dark
    5.9
    • set decorator: settings (as Raoul Pène du Bois)
    • 1944

Costume and Wardrobe Department



  • The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980)
    The 34th Annual Tony Awards
    5.1
    TV Special
    • costumes: Sugar Babies
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Raoul Pene De Bois
  • Born
    • November 29, 1914
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 1985
    • New York City, New York, USA(stroke)
  • Other works
    Stage: Costume Designer for "The Music Man", produced on Broadway.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Awarded a Tony in 1953 for his scenic designs in "Wonderful Town."

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