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Erté(1892-1990)

  • Costume Designer
  • Art Director
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Erté
Erté was born on 23 November 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was a costume designer and art director, known for Bright Lights (1925), Dance Madness (1926) and Time, the Comedian (1925). He died on 21 April 1990 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 23, 1892
DiedApril 21, 1990(97)
BornNovember 23, 1892
DiedApril 21, 1990(97)
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Known for

Charles Ray and Pauline Starke in Bright Lights (1925)
Bright Lights
  • Costume Designer
  • 1925
Conrad Nagel and Claire Windsor in Dance Madness (1926)
Dance Madness
  • Costume Designer
  • 1926
Time, the Comedian (1925)
Time, the Comedian
  • Costume Designer
  • 1925
The Restless Sex (1920)
The Restless Sex
5.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1920

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • Casino de Paris - Zizi Jeanmaire dans la revue de Roland Petit
    TV Special
    • Costume Designer
    • 1971
  • Édition spéciale (ciné-ballet)
    Short
    • Costume Designer (as Romain Erté)
    • 1961
  • Magic coiffeur
    Short
    • Costume Designer (as Romain Erté)
    • 1961
  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
    The Hollywood Revue of 1929
    5.6
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Paris (1926)
    Paris
    2.5
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Lillian Gish, Mathilde Comont, and John Gilbert in La Bohème (1926)
    La Bohème
    7.2
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Conrad Nagel and Claire Windsor in Dance Madness (1926)
    Dance Madness
    • Costume Designer
    • 1926
  • Constance Bennett, Douglas Gilmore, Henry Kolker, and Sally O'Neil in Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
    Sally, Irene and Mary
    5.7
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Charles Ray and Pauline Starke in Bright Lights (1925)
    Bright Lights
    • Costume Designer
    • 1925
  • Time, the Comedian (1925)
    Time, the Comedian
    • Costume Designer
    • 1925
  • The Mystic (1925)
    The Mystic
    6.7
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Stewart Rome in The Prodigal Son (1923)
    The Prodigal Son
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1923
  • The Restless Sex (1920)
    The Restless Sex
    5.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1920

Art Director



  • Édition spéciale (ciné-ballet)
    Short
    • Art Director (as Romain Erté)
    • 1961
  • Magic coiffeur
    Short
    • Art Director (as Romain Erté)
    • 1961
  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
    The Hollywood Revue of 1929
    5.6
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Paris (1926)
    Paris
    2.5
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1926
  • Conrad Nagel and Claire Windsor in Dance Madness (1926)
    Dance Madness
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Constance Bennett, Douglas Gilmore, Henry Kolker, and Sally O'Neil in Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
    Sally, Irene and Mary
    5.7
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • The Restless Sex (1920)
    The Restless Sex
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1920

Costume and Wardrobe Department



  • Ramon Novarro in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
    7.8
    • costumes: Carmel Myers (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • The Mystic (1925)
    The Mystic
    6.7
    • gowns: Aileen Pringle (uncredited)
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Romaine de Tirtoff Erte
  • Born
    • November 23, 1892
    • St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Died
    • April 21, 1990
    • Paris, France
  • Other works
    Artists and Models (1925). Musical revue. Music by Alfred Goodman, J. Fred Coots, Maurice Ruebens and Sigmund Romberg. Material by Harold Atteridge and Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Lyrics by Clifford Grey. Musical orchestration by Emil Gerstenberger. Musical direction by Oscar Bradley. Costume design by Erté and George Barbier. Choreography by Jack Haskell and Gertrude Hoffmann. Directed by J.J. Shubert and Alexander Leftwich. Winter Garden Theatre: 24 Jun 1925- 7 May 1926 (416 performances). Cast: May Lexander, Al Allison, Herbert Ashton, Yvonne Bacon, Phil Baker, Leon Barter, Leon Bartels, Louise Blackburn, Jay Brennan, Murray Browne, Dorothy Burnell, Joseph Caits, Grace Cantrell, Thelma Carlton, Jane Carroll, Marion Chase, Gloria Christy, Teddy CLaire, Morine Clarke, Herbert Corthell, Arthur Craig, Eileen Culshaw, Marguerite Dalby, Claire de Figaniere, Patricia DeLong, Ferral Dewees, Billy De Wolfe, Jane DObbin, Mildred Douglas, Dorothy Drum, Pudgie Duker, Dottie Ellis, Jean English, Mildred Espy, Alberta Faust, Miriam Fine, Harriet Fowler, Helene Frederic, Catherine Gallimore, Janice Glenn, Gladys Granzow, Sarah Granzow, Toots Gregory, Florence Gunther, Joe Higgins, Shari Hockman, Llora Hoffman [final Broadway appearance], Margie Hoffman, The Gertrude Hoffman Girls, Dorothy Horden, Sunshine Jarrman, Andrew Joachim, May Judels, Kathleen Karr, Thelma Kay, John Kenny, Mary Kissell, Emma Kleigge, FLorence Kolinsky, Ada Landis, Betty Lawrence, Alice MacDonald, Aline MacMahon, Carol Maybury, Lulu McConnell, Billy McKay, Margaret McKay, Margaret Merle, Margie Minor, Maxine Morton, Helen Murray, Evelyn Nelson, Jack Oakie, Gene Owens, Agatha Phillips, Florence Quinn, Stanley Rogers, George Rosener, Marion Ross, Agnes Schrieder, Sid Silvers, Margaret Sloan, Charlotte Suddath, Jacqueline Surprise, Beatrice Swanson, Penn Thornton, Peggy Timmons, Eric Titus, Latrina Trask, Billy B. Van, Dorothy Van Heft, Lew Walker, June Wall, Gene Wallin, Dorothy Weber, Eleanor Willems, Frances Willems, Minerva Wilson, Walter Woolf, Ruth Zackey. Produced by Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Note: These Artist and Model revues were mounted annually from 1923-25 and again produced in 1927, 1930 and 1943.
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    Designed sets and costumes for stage shows, including productions for Ziegfeld Follies and Greenwich Village Follies, from the 1920's onward.

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