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René Eugène Hubert 1895 - 1976

René Eugène Hubert of New York, New York County, New York was born on October 7, 1895 in Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld District County, TG Switzerland, and died at age 80 years old on May 31, 1976 in New York, New York County, New York United States.

René Eugène Hubert

New York, New York County, New York 10005

October 7, 1895

Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld District County, TG, Switzerland

May 31, 1976

New York, New York County, New York, United States

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René Hubert Born October 7, 1895 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland Died June, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA Swiss-born René Eugène Hubert studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen and at the Beaux Arts in Paris and subsequently worked for the noted fashion designer Jean Patou. He did some costume design for theatrical revues in Berlin and France (including for the Folies Bergère at the Casino de Paris), where his work attracted the attention of star actress Gloria Swanson. Swanson managed to persuade Hubert to join her in Hollywood as personal designer for her entire personal and professional wardrobe and he ended up signed to a two-year contract at Paramount in 1924 (inevitably specialising in Gloria's pictures, beginning with Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)). After his contract expired, Hubert made the rounds of other studios: MGM (1927-1931); under the auspices of Charles Le Maire at 20th Century Fox (1931-1935); at Alexander Korda's London Films (1935-1938), where he designed the futuristic costumes for Things to Come (1936); then back at Fox (1943-1950). He excelled at period costume and was engaged on many A-grade historical dramas, including Fire Over England (1937), That Hamilton Woman (1941), Jane Eyre (1943), Dragonwyck (1946), Forever Amber (1947) and Anastasia (1956). Hubert died in June 1976 at the age of eighty, leaving behind a rich legacy of distinctive watercolor and pencil sketches of his designs. RENÉ HUBERT MOVIES Lifeboat (1944) as Costume Designer Désirée (1954) as Costume Designer The Visit (1964) as Costume Designer 13 Rue Madeleine (1946) as Costume Designer
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1895

Birthday

October 7, 1895

Birthdate

Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld District County, TG Switzerland

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Swiss.
Nationality & Locations

Swiss. Studied in Paris. Moved to Hollywood. Then moved to New York until he died.
Early Life & Education

Swiss-born René Eugène Hubert studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen and at the Beaux Arts in Paris and subsequently worked for the noted fashion designer Jean Patou.
Religious Beliefs

Catholic.
Professional Career

Rene Hubert BIRTH 7 Oct 1895 Thurgau, Switzerland DEATH Jun 1976 (aged 80) New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 60749297 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 4 Born in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Costume designer who entered American film in 1927 with FRISCO SALLY LEVY at MGM. He amassed over 100 film credits on both sides of the Atlantic, including (alone or incollaboration) À NOUS LA LIBERTÉ (1931), LILIOM (1934), CURLY TOP (1935), THINGS TO COME (1936), FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937), THE FOUR FEATHERS (1939), THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (1941), THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942), HEAVEN CAN WAIT and THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (both 1943), LIFEBOAT, THE LODGER, THE SULLIVANS, JANE EYRE, IT HAPPENED TOMORROW and WILSON (all 1944), STATE FAIR and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (both 1945), MY DARLING CLEMENTINE and 13 RUE MADELEINE (both 1946), FOREVER AMBER (1947), THAT LADY IN ERMINE and WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME (both 1948), THE FAN, THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND and OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL (all 1949), BROKEN ARROW (1950), DESIREÉ (1954), ANASTASIA (1956), THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1962) and his last film, THE VISIT (1964).
Personal Life & Family

Swiss-born René Eugène Hubert studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen and at the Beaux Arts in Paris and subsequently worked for the noted fashion designer Jean Patou. He did some costume design for theatrical revues in Berlin and France (including for the Folies Bergère at the Casino de Paris), where his work attracted the attention of star actress Gloria Swanson. Swanson managed to persuade Hubert to join her in Hollywood as personal designer for her entire personal and professional wardrobe and he ended up signed to a two-year contract at Paramount in 1924 (inevitably specialising in Gloria's pictures, beginning with Madame Sans-Gêne (1925). See Hubert with Swanson, and Swanson in a Hubert creation for Indiscreet, 1931 on the right. After his contract expired, Hubert made the rounds of other studios: MGM (1927-1931); under the auspices of Charles Le Maire at 20th Century Fox (1931-1935); at Alexander Korda's London Films (1935-1938), where he designed the futuristic costumes for Things to Come (1936); then back at Fox (1943-1950). It was sometime during the period between MGM and 20th Century Fox that Hubert and Joseff made their acquaintance, probably by association through Walter Plunkett and Adrian, both of whom Joseff collaborated with extensively. The earliest confirmed overlap on a film was 1931’s Indiscreet, starring Gloria Swanson, Ben Ryan and Monroe Owsley. Hubert excelled at period costume and was engaged on many A-grade historical dramas, including Fire Over England (1937), That Hamilton Woman (1941), Jane Eyre (1943), Dragonwyck (1946), Forever Amber (1947) and Anastasia (1956). It was on these types of period dramas that they did their best work together; Joseff not only provided jewelry for the elaborate costumes, but also buttons and ornaments sewn into the costumes themselves. Joseff made more custom pieces for That Hamilton Woman than the others, specifically creating the “N” jewelry symbolizing Emma Hemilton’s relationship with Lord Nelson. For this film, Hubert also picked another stunning piece of jewelry that was custom made by Joseff for the film Camille, starring Greta Garbo, that was not used for that film after all. René Hubert died in June 1976 at the age of eighty, leaving behind a rich legacy of distinctive watercolor and pencil sketches of his designs.
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1976

Death

May 31, 1976

Death date

Heart Failure. Memorial Day Weekend in New York.

Cause of death

New York, New York County, New York United States
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