Jean Louis Berthault (1907 - 1997)

Born 5 Oct 1907 in Paris, Île-de-France, France

Husband of Gretchen Micheala Young — married 10 Aug 1993 (to 20 Apr 1997) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 20 Apr 1997 at age 89 in Palm Springs, California, United States

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Biography

Jean Berthault is Notable.

Jean Louis was born Jean Louis Berthault, was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Costume Design. Before coming to Hollywood he worked in New York for fashion entrepreneur Hattie Carnegie, where the clientele included Joan Cohn, the wife of Columbia Pictures studio chief Harry Cohn. Louis worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960. His most famous works include Rita Hayworth's black satin strapless dress from Gilda (1946), Marlene Dietrich's celebrated beaded souffle stagewear for her cabaret world tours, as well as the sheer, sparkling gown Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy in 1962. The dress was so tight that he actually had to sew it while she was wearing it. The idea of dresses being a nude color with crystals coating it, stunned audiences. It gave people the illusion that the wearer was nude, except for discretely placed rhinestones covering them head to toe.

Naturalization

On the naturalization record shows him as Louis Andre Berthault or Jean Louis Berthault. Arrived on 17 Nov 1936 in New York, New York on the Queen Mary and petitioned for naturalization. Departed from Cherbourg, France.

Sources

• Wikipedia:Jean_Louis
• FindAGrave
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