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Coco Chanel(1883-1971)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel was born on 19 August 1883 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was a costume designer, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), Tonight or Never (1931) and The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932). She died on 10 January 1971 in Paris, France.
BornAugust 19, 1883
DiedJanuary 10, 1971(87)
BornAugust 19, 1883
DiedJanuary 10, 1971(87)
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Coco Chanel and Jeanne Moreau
Coco Chanel and Ina Claire in The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)

Known for

Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game
7.9
  • Costume Designer(as La Maison Chanel)
  • 1939
Tonight or Never (1931)
Tonight or Never
6.6
  • Costume Designer(as Chanel of Paris, Gowns for Gloria Swanson)
  • 1931
Joan Blondell, Ina Claire, Madge Evans, and Lowell Sherman in The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
6.1
  • Costume Designer(as Chanel of Paris)
  • 1932
The Blood of a Poet (1932)
The Blood of a Poet
7.3
  • Costume Designer
  • 1932

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • Picasso and Dance (2005)
    Picasso and Dance
    • Costume Designer (segment Le Train bleu, as Gabrielle Chanel)
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Jean-Claude Brialy in Éducation sentimentale (1962)
    Éducation sentimentale
    • Costume Designer
    • 1962
  • Et ta soeur (1958)
    Et ta soeur
    • Costume Designer (gowns)
    • 1958
  • Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
    The Rules of the Game
    • Costume Designer (as La Maison Chanel)
    • 1939
  • Michèle Morgan and Jean Gabin in Port of Shadows (1938)
    Port of Shadows
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • First a Girl (1935)
    First a Girl
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Joan Blondell, Ina Claire, Madge Evans, and Lowell Sherman in The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
    The Greeks Had a Word for Them
    • Costume Designer (as Chanel of Paris)
    • 1932
  • The Blood of a Poet (1932)
    The Blood of a Poet
    • Costume Designer
    • 1932
  • Tonight or Never (1931)
    Tonight or Never
    • Costume Designer (as Chanel of Paris, Gowns for Gloria Swanson)
    • 1931
  • Palmy Days (1931)
    Palmy Days
    • Costume Designer (gowns, uncredited)
    • 1931

Costume Department

  • La Marseillaise (1938)
    La Marseillaise
    • costumes: Marie-Antoinette (as Chanel)
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gabrielle Chanel
  • Height
    • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
  • Born
    • August 19, 1883
    • Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
  • Died
    • January 10, 1971
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Biographical Movies
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 9 Portrayals
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Her perfume, Chanel No. 5, is the first perfume to be a blend of many floral scents, rather than smelling like a single type of flower.
  • Quotes
    The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

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