Sophie Wachner | |
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Born | [1] | November 5, 1879
Died | September 13, 1960[1] | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Costume design |
Notable work | He Who Gets Slapped, Just Imagine, A Connecticut Yankee |
Spouse |
Harold Powers
(
m. 1920; died 1943) |
Sophie Wachner (November 5, 1879 – September 13, 1960) was an American costumer who designed costumes for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox, and Selznick International Pictures in the early 20th century. [1] [3] [4] Her work appeared in films such as Just Imagine, A Connecticut Yankee, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. [5]
Wachner was born in 1879 in Akron, Ohio, to Jewish immigrant parents from Hungary. [1] She first began a career in teaching in Akron Public Schools, but in 1909 moved to New York City to design costumes on Broadway. [3] She and her aunt, Frederica De Wolfe, spent ten years there, and during this time Wachner worked as a costumer for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. [3] In 1919, she moved to Los Angeles to work for Goldwyn Studios. [1]
Wachner joined Goldwyn Studios in August 1919, as they set up a new headquarters for their costume department. [6] Wachner was well-known among the Los Angeles clothiers who supplied Goldwyn Studios' productions. [7] [8] While employed there, Wachner's opinion was greatly respected by the actors and directors she worked with, who "court[ed] her favor exactly as they court the favor of the public". [9] William Wellman and G. B. Manly gave her the nickname 'Colonel Wachner'. [10] Her early work for Goldwyn included costumes for the Hobart Henley film So This Is Marriage, which included a technicolor sequence depicting the story of Bathsheba and David, and He Who Gets Slapped, a 1924 psychological thriller starring Lon Chaney. [11] For the 1930 film Just Imagine, she collaborated with Alice O'Neill and Dolly Tree to create a wardrobe for futuristic 1980s New Yorkers and Martians. [1] Wachner left Goldwyn Studios for Fox in 1924, and worked there until 1930, when she was fired to cut costs. [3] [12] Wachner worked in Hollywood for over fifteen years, with her final film Little Lord Fauntleroy being released in 1936. [5]
Sophie Wachner | |
---|---|
Born | [1] | November 5, 1879
Died | September 13, 1960[1] | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Costume design |
Notable work | He Who Gets Slapped, Just Imagine, A Connecticut Yankee |
Spouse |
Harold Powers
(
m. 1920; died 1943) |
Sophie Wachner (November 5, 1879 – September 13, 1960) was an American costumer who designed costumes for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox, and Selznick International Pictures in the early 20th century. [1] [3] [4] Her work appeared in films such as Just Imagine, A Connecticut Yankee, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. [5]
Wachner was born in 1879 in Akron, Ohio, to Jewish immigrant parents from Hungary. [1] She first began a career in teaching in Akron Public Schools, but in 1909 moved to New York City to design costumes on Broadway. [3] She and her aunt, Frederica De Wolfe, spent ten years there, and during this time Wachner worked as a costumer for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. [3] In 1919, she moved to Los Angeles to work for Goldwyn Studios. [1]
Wachner joined Goldwyn Studios in August 1919, as they set up a new headquarters for their costume department. [6] Wachner was well-known among the Los Angeles clothiers who supplied Goldwyn Studios' productions. [7] [8] While employed there, Wachner's opinion was greatly respected by the actors and directors she worked with, who "court[ed] her favor exactly as they court the favor of the public". [9] William Wellman and G. B. Manly gave her the nickname 'Colonel Wachner'. [10] Her early work for Goldwyn included costumes for the Hobart Henley film So This Is Marriage, which included a technicolor sequence depicting the story of Bathsheba and David, and He Who Gets Slapped, a 1924 psychological thriller starring Lon Chaney. [11] For the 1930 film Just Imagine, she collaborated with Alice O'Neill and Dolly Tree to create a wardrobe for futuristic 1980s New Yorkers and Martians. [1] Wachner left Goldwyn Studios for Fox in 1924, and worked there until 1930, when she was fired to cut costs. [3] [12] Wachner worked in Hollywood for over fifteen years, with her final film Little Lord Fauntleroy being released in 1936. [5]