Freddy Wittop

Freddy Wittop (July 26, 1911 – February 2, 2001) was a costume designer. He enjoyed secondary careers as a dancer and college professor.

Born Frederick Wittop Koning in Bussum, Netherlands, Wittop emigrated with his family to Brussels, where he apprenticed at the age of thirteen with the resident designer at the Brussels Opera. shortly after being chosen as the 2001 recipient of the Theatre Development Fund's Irene Sharaff Award for "lifetime achievement in theatrical costume design."

His original sketches have been showcased in museums and sold in art galleries throughout the country. A considerable amount of his personal collection is retained at the University of Georgia in the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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Carnival! (1961) Subways Are For Sleeping (1961) Hello, Dolly! (1964) Bajour (1964) Kelly (1965) The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd (1965) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965) I Do! I Do! (1966) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966) The Happy Time (1968) George M! (1968) Dear World (1969) A Patriot for Me (1969) Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen (1970) The Three Musketeers (1984) Wind in the Willows (1985)

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