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In Memoriam: Irene Corey
Oct. 25th, 2010 11:53 amThe sad announcement came through on the USITT costumers' e-list digest, that Costume Designer Irene Corey passed away on October 13th.
In addition to being an award-winning costume designer whose work has been seen the world over, Ms. Corey was the author of two textbooks, The Face is a Canvas on makeup design and Mask of Reality on costume design theory. Dr. Carale Manning Hill wrote her doctoral dissertation on Ms. Corey's career.
Corey was born in 1925 in rural Iowa, and began working in theatre in the 1940s. She has designed for numerous productions and her character creation company has produced walkarounds for children's television, film, theme parks, sports teams, corporations, you name it. She will be sorely missed among the professional costuming community.
In addition to being an award-winning costume designer whose work has been seen the world over, Ms. Corey was the author of two textbooks, The Face is a Canvas on makeup design and Mask of Reality on costume design theory. Dr. Carale Manning Hill wrote her doctoral dissertation on Ms. Corey's career.
Corey was born in 1925 in rural Iowa, and began working in theatre in the 1940s. She has designed for numerous productions and her character creation company has produced walkarounds for children's television, film, theme parks, sports teams, corporations, you name it. She will be sorely missed among the professional costuming community.
