About Howard Greer
Lived 1886 – 1974 (aged 87). Howard Greer was an American fashion designer and costume designer.
Actress Rita Hayworth models a pink and silver lamé evening gown designed by Howard Greer, 1941. Evening gowns by Dorothy O'Hara, Orry-Kelly, Al Teitelbaum and Howard Greer, 1947.
Howard Greer (16 April 1896 – April 1974, in Los Angeles) and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt.
His best-known film work includes the Katharine Hepburn films Christopher Strong (1933) and Bringing Up Baby (1938), and the gowns for 1940's My Favorite Wife.
Greer published an autobiography, Designing Male, in 1951.
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Who was Howard Greer?
American fashion designer
When was Howard Greer born?
Howard Greer was born on 16 April 1886 in Rushville.
When did Howard Greer die?
Howard Greer died on 7 April 1974 in Culver City.
What was Howard Greer's occupation?
Howard Greer was a fashion designer and costume designer.
What nationality was Howard Greer?
Howard Greer was American.
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