Charles Le Maire was born in Chicago April 22, 1897. As an actor and vaudevillian, Le Maire changed his career in 1921 as a costumer for many Broadway shows including Ziegfeld Follies. In 1943 he signed onto 20th Century Fox as both head of the wardrobe department and supervising costume designer. His best known (and Academy Award winning) designs include "All About Eve" (1951), "The Robe" (1953), and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" (1955). In 1949, Le Maire broke his contract with Fox in favor of opening his own salon, although still working with his favorite actresses. He retired in 1962 to Santa Fe with his wife where Le Maire took up painting, then to Palm Springs until becoming a widower. Le Maire died in 1985 of heart failure. But his greatest contribution to the Academy Awards was in the campaigning of a best costume design category which finally made its appearance in 1949.
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| All About Eve (1951) |
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| Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955) |
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