Biography

Rudi Gernreich was born on August 8, 1922 in Vienna, Austria. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Exodus (1960), Space: 1999 (1975) and He & She (1967). He was married to Oreste Pucciani and Harry Hay. He died on April 21, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Had worked as a sketch artist for Edith Head.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 315-317. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.

Portrayed by Michael Urie in Jon Marans' play "The Temperamentals" produced by the Barrow Group Studio Theater in May 2009.