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- Birth nameHelen Bromberg
- Helen Rose was born on February 2, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a costume designer and writer, known for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Forbidden Planet (1956) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). She was married to Harry V. Rose. She died on November 9, 1985 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
- SpouseHarry V. Rose(December 31, 1929 - November 9, 1985) (her death, 1 child)
- Designed costumes in the style of the time, even when the films were set in the past
- Some of the wedding gowns she designed include those for Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell.
- Designed Grace Kelly's wedding dress.
- Headed the MGM costume department from 1942 to 1966. Subsequently left the studio to open her own design business.
- Known particularly for her work with chiffon gowns featuring beaded bodices.
- After working for MGM until the late 1960s, she started her own design business, wrote a book and a column, and staged traveling fashion shows.
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