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Maria De Matteis

1898 – 1988

Italian costume designer

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Lived 1898 – 1988 (aged 90). Maria De Matteis was an Italian costume designer, production designer, art director, illustrator and theatre designer.

Maria De Matteis (6 March 1898 – 9 December 1988) was an Italian costume designer. Her accolades include a BAFTA Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award.

Selected filmography Film YearTitleDirectorNotes 1939 The Marquis of Ruvolito Raffaello Matarazzo The Boarders at Saint-Cyr Gennaro Righelli 1940 The Birth of Salome Jean Choux Don Pasquale Camillo Mastrocinque 1941 Piccolo mondo antico Mario Soldati Pirates of Malaya Enrico Guazzoni 1942 Yes, Madam Ferdinando Maria Poggioli A Pistol Shot Renato Castellani Don Cesare di Bazan Riccardo Freda Malombra Mario Soldati 1943 Ossessione Luchino Visconti 1946 The Ways of Sin Giorgio Pastina Professor, My Son Renato Castellani 1947 Vanity Giorgio Pastina The Captain's Daughter Mario Camerini The Two Orphans Mario Mattoli 1948 Cab Number 13 Mario MattoliRaoul André 1949 William Tell Giorgio PastinaMichał Waszyński The Flame That Will Not Die Vittorio Cottafavi The Mill on the Po Alberto Lattuada The Iron Swordsman Riccardo Freda Sicilian Uprising Giorgio Pastina 1950 Guarany Riccardo Freda Pact with the Devil Luigi Chiarini Figaro Here, Figaro There Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Romanzo d'amore Duilio Coletti 1951 I'm the Capataz Giorgio Simonelli La grande rinuncia Aldo Vergano The Young Caruso Giacomo Gentilomo I due derelitti Flavio Calzavara Othello Orson Welles Lorenzaccio Raffaello Pacini 1952 The City Stands Trial Luigi Zampa The Secret of Three Points Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia At Sword's Edge The Flame Alessandro Blasetti The Golden Coach Jean Renoir Red Love Aldo Vergano 1953 The Blind Woman of Sorrento Giacomo Gentilomo Aida Clemente Fracassi Cavallina storna Giulio Morelli 1954 Neapolitan Carousel Ettore Giannini House of Ricordi Carmine Gallone Too Bad She's Bad Alessandro Blasetti The Art of Getting Along Luigi Zampa Casta Diva Carmine Gallone 1955 Sins of Casanova Steno Golden Vein Mauro Bolognini 1956 War and Peace King Vidor Tosca Carmine Gallone 1957 This Angry Age René Clément 1958 Fortunella Eduardo De Filippo Tempest Alberto Lattuada 1959 The Son of the Red Corsair Primo Zeglio 1960 Gastone Mario Bonnard Five Branded Women Martin Ritt Son of Samson Carlo Campogalliani 1961 Ghosts of Rome Antonio Pietrangeli The Story of Joseph and His Brethren Irving Rapper Barabbas Richard Fleischer 1962 The Reluctant Saint Edward Dmytryk The Captive City Joseph Anthony 1966 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die Henry Levin The Bible: In the Beginning... John Huston 1967 The Girl and the General Pasquale Festa Campanile with Piero Gherardi 1969 Fräulein Doktor Alberto Lattuada Bootleggers Alfio Caltabiano 1970 Waterloo Sergei Bondarchuk with Ugo PericoliDe Matteis designed civilian costumes, whereas Pericoli designed military uniform

Television YearTitleNotes 1985 Christopher Columbus 4 episodes

Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryWorkResult Academy Awards 1957 Best Costume Design – Color War and Peace British Academy Film Awards 1971 Best Costume Design Waterloo Nastro d'Argento Awards 1953 Best Costume Design The Golden Coach 1961 Gastone 1962 Barabbas 1967 The Bible: In the Beginning... Primetime Emmy Awards 1985 Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special Christopher Columbus

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Who was Maria De Matteis?

Italian costume designer (1898–1988)

When was Maria De Matteis born?

Maria De Matteis was born on 6 March 1898 in Florence.

When did Maria De Matteis die?

Maria De Matteis died on 9 December 1988 in Rome.

What was Maria De Matteis's occupation?

Maria De Matteis was a costume designer, production designer, art director, illustrator and theatre designer.

What nationality was Maria De Matteis?

Maria De Matteis was Italian.

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