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American costume designer (1922–2011)
Theoni Aldredge
Born Theoni Athanasiou Vachlioti
(1922-08-22 ) August 22, 1922Died January 21, 2011(2011-01-21) (aged 88) Education
Art Institute of Chicago (
BFA ) Occupation
Costume designer Spouse
Relatives Deni "Denny" Vachlioti (cousin)
[1]
Theoni V. Aldredge (August 22, 1922
[2] – January 21, 2011) was a
Greek -
American stage and screen
costume designer .
Biography
Born Theoni Athanasiou Vachliotis in
Thessaloniki in 1922,
[3] Aldredge received her training at the American School in
Athens . She
emigrated to the
United States in 1949 and attended the
Goodman School of Drama at the
Art Institute of Chicago (now at
DePaul University ) in Chicago on a scholarship. Her first
Broadway theatre assignment was in 1959, designing the wardrobe for
Geraldine Page in
Tennessee Williams '
Sweet Bird of Youth ; her most recent was the 2006
revival of
A Chorus Line . For twenty years, she was the principal designer for
producer
Joseph Papp and also designed several musicals for
Michael Bennett .
[4]
Career
One of the most honored costume designers of the American theatre, Aldredge received three Tony Awards (for
Annie ,
Barnum , and
La Cage aux Folles ), as well as 11 other Tony nominations, including such productions as
A Chorus Line ,
42nd Street , and
Dreamgirls . She received numerous honors from the Drama Desk awards and other theatrical groups. In 2002, she received the
Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award from the Theatre Development Fund.
[5]
Aldredge worked extensively in film and television as well. Her productions included Network, Eyes of Laura Mars , and Rich and Famous . She received the
Oscar and a
British Academy Award for
The Great Gatsby in 1974. Her designs for the film were adapted for a clothing line sold exclusively by
Bloomingdale's in Manhattan.
[6]
Personal life
She was the wife of American actor
Tom Aldredge from 1953 until her death from a
cardiac arrest on January 21, 2011, aged 88, in a
Stamford , Connecticut hospital.
[7] He died six months later, on July 22, 2011, aged 83, from
lymphoma .
[8]
[9]
Productions
Awards and nominations
2001
Tony Award Best Costume Design (Follies , nominee)
1991 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Secret Garden , nominee)
1990 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Gypsy , nominee)
1984 Tony Award Best Costume Design (La Cage aux Folles , winner)
1984
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (La Cage aux Folles , winner)
1982 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Dreamgirls , nominee)
1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Dreamgirls , nominee)
1981 Tony Award Best Costume Design (42nd Street , nominee)
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (42nd Street , winner)
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Onward Victoria , nominee)
1980 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Barnum , winner)
1979 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Ballroom , nominee)
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Ballroom , nominee)
1977 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Annie , winner)
1977 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Threepenny Opera , nominee)
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Annie , winner)
1976 Tony Award Best Costume Design (A Chorus Line , nominee)
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Trelawny of the Wells , nominee)
1974 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Au Pair Man , nominee)
1974 Academy Award Outstanding Costume Design (The Great Gatsby , winner)
1974 British Academy Award (BAFTA) Outstanding Costume Design (The Great Gatsby , winner)
1973 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Much Ado About Nothing , nominee)
1973 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Much Ado About Nothing , winner)
1972 Tony Award Best Costume Design (Two Gentlemen of Verona , nominee)
1972 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Two Gentlemen of Verona , winner)
1970 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design (Peer Gynt , winner)
1961 Tony Award Best Costume Design (The Devil's Advocate , nominee)
References
^ Denny Vachlioti
Greek National Opera
^ Born in 1922 per
Social Security Death Index under name Theoni Aldredge
^
a
b
c Herbert, Ian (1981). "ALDREDGE, Theoni V.". Who's Who in the Theatre . Vol. 1.
Gale Research Company . pp. 8–9.
ISSN
0083-9833 .
^
Simonson, Robert ; Jones, Kenneth (January 21, 2011).
"Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer of Annie, La Cage, A Chorus Line, Dead at 88" .
playbill.com . Archived from
the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^
"TDF Irene Sharaff Award Past Winners" . Retrieved 8 October 2016 .
^ Times Staff; Wire Reports (22 January 2011).
"Theoni Aldredge dies at 78; costume designer" .
Los Angeles Times .
ISSN
0458-3035 . Archived from
the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016 .
^
Grimes, William (21 January 2011).
"Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer, Dies at 88" .
NY Times .
The New York Times Company . Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^
Fox, Margalit (July 26, 2011).
"Tom Aldredge, Character Actor, Dies at 83" .
The New York Times . p. A19. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
^ BWW News Desk (July 22, 2011).
"Tony Nominee Tom Aldredge Passes Away at 83" . Broadway World . Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
External links
Awards for Theoni V. Aldredge
1948–1956 1957–1958 1959–1960 1961–1966 1967–1980 1981–2000 2001–2020 2021–present
Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)
1969–1975 1976–2000 2001–2015
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.