Jean Louis

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Jean Louis

American costume designer

Also known as: Jean-Louis Berthault

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…a stint working under designer Jean Louis on the Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give, a production that folded after Monroe’s 1962 death. During this period Mackie sketched the dress worn by Monroe when she famously sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy during a 1962 celebration…
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…a stint working under designer Jean Louis on the Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give, a production that folded after Monroe’s 1962 death. During this period Mackie sketched the dress worn by Monroe when she famously sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy during a 1962 celebration…
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Marilyn Monroe Sings “Happy Birthday, Mr. President”
Created by Jean Louis, from a sketch by 21-year-old Bob Mackie, it clings so closely to Monroe’s body that she reportedly had to be sewn into it.
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Created by Jean Louis, from a sketch by 21-year-old Bob Mackie, it clings so closely to Monroe’s body that she reportedly had to be sewn into it.
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