André-ani (born Clément Henri Andreani; April 22, 1901 – April 3, 1953) was an American costume designer.
Biography
Clément Henri Andreani was the son of Italian immigrants Massimo Andreani and Angiolina Reali, who arrived in the United States in 1888. Orphaned at an early age and suffering from a spinal deformity, he was cared for by his aunt Quinta. Friends, noting his artistic abilities, helped him to take art classes in
San Francisco
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.
At age 16 he began working for the Selectasine Serigraphics Company in San Francisco. He later made use of the
screen printing skills he obtained there, printing designs directly onto fabric for costumes.
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By the early 1920s, André-ani was teaching at the School of Costume Designing in Los Angeles. Hollywood socialite Peggy Hamilton helped promote his work in her newspaper columns and fashion shows.
In 1925 he was hired by ]MGM
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, taking the place of head designer Erté
Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990) was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erté, from the French pronunciation of his initials (, EHR TEH). He was a 20th-century artist and designer in an a ...
in dressing stars such as Joan Crawford
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and Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic ch ...
. He went to work for Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
in 1928.
Filmography
* 1925: '' Soul Mates''
* 1925: ''His Secretary
''His Secretary'' is a 1925 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Norma Shearer and Lew Cody.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Ruth, a young woman who is in love with her employer but is ...
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* 1925: '' The Mystic''
* 1925: ''If Marriage Fails
''If Marriage Fails'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Eleanor prefers the company of the unpopular Gene Deering to that of her wealthy ...
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* 1926: ''Flesh and the Devil
''Flesh and the Devil'' is an American silent romantic drama film released in 1927 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent, directed by Clarence Brown, and based on the novel ''The Undying ...
''
* 1926: ''The Fire Brigade
''The Fire Brigade'' (also known as ''Fire!'') is 1926 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh. The film stars May McAvoy and Charles Ray. ''The Fire Brigade'' originally contained sequences shot in two-color Technicolor. A print ...
''
* 1926: '' Exit Smiling''
* 1926: ''The Temptress
''The Temptress'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by ...
''
* 1926: '' The Devil's Circus''
* 1926: ''Torrent
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''
* 1926: '' The Blackbird''
* 1926: ''Valencia
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''
* 1926: '' Tin Hats''
* 1926: ''The Flaming Forest
''The Flaming Forest'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Antonio Moreno and Renée Adorée. The film is based on the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood, and was produced by Cosmopolitan P ...
''
* 1926: ''Upstage
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* ''Upstage'' (film), (also known as The Mask of Comedy) is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film
*The Upstage Gallery, feat ...
''
* 1926: '' Love's Blindness''
* 1926: '' War Paint''
* 1926: ''Bardelys the Magnificent
''Bardelys the Magnificent'' is a 1926 American silent romantic film directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert and Eleanor Boardman. The film is based on the 1906 novel of the same title by Rafael Sabatini. It was the second film of the ...
''
* 1926: ''Blarney
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''
* 1926: '' The Gay Deceiver''
* 1926: '' The Waning Sex''
* 1926: '' The Boy Friend''
* 1926: ''Paris
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''
* 1926: '' Money Talks''
* 1926: '' Beverly of Graustark''
* 1926: '' The Exquisite Sinner''
* 1926: ''The Barrier
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''
* 1926: ''Monte Carlo
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''
* 1926: '' Dance Madness''
* 1927: '' Captain Salvation''
* 1927: ''The Red Mill
''The Red Mill'' is an operetta written by Victor Herbert, with a libretto by Henry Blossom. The farcical story concerns two American vaudevillians who wreak havoc at an inn in Holland, interfering with two marriages; but all ends well. The musica ...
''
* 1927: '' Becky''
* 1927: '' The Bugle Call''
* 1927: '' The Frontiersman''
* 1927: ''Tillie the Toiler
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''
* 1927: ''Annie Laurie
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''
* 1927: ''California
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''
* 1927: '' Rookies''
* 1927: '' Lovers''
* 1927: ''Slide, Kelly, Slide
''Slide, Kelly, Slide'' is a 1927 American comedy film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring William Haines, Sally O'Neil, and Harry Carey.
Cast
* William Haines as Jim Kelly (fictionalized version of M ...
''
* 1927: '' Heaven on Earth''
* 1927: ''The Understanding Heart
''The Understanding Heart'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent adventure film, adventure drama (film and television), drama film directed by Jack Conway (filmmaker), Jack Conway and stars Joan Crawford in an early leading role. The film was ...
''
* 1927: ''The Demi-Bride
''The Demi-Bride'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, depicting the naughtiness synonymous with Paris at the time. The film is considered lost. A one minute fragment was shared by the Eye Filmmuseum.
Synopsis
Crique ...
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* 1927: ''Women Love Diamonds
''Women Love Diamonds'' is a 1927 American black and white silent melodrama directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Pauline Starke, Owen Moore, and Lionel Barrymore.
Plot
Mavis Ray (Pauline Starke) is a young debutant living with her mother an ...
''
* 1927: '' Altars of Desire''
* 1927: ''The Taxi Dancer
''The Taxi Dancer'' is a 1927 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring Owen Moore and, in her first film with top billing, Joan Crawford.
Plot
Joselyn Poe is a southern girl who tries her luck as dance ...
''
* 1927: ''A Little Journey
''A Little Journey'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and featuring Claire Windsor, William Haines and Harry Carey. It is based on a play by Rachel Crothers. No prints are thought to survive of this film. It ...
''
* 1928: '' The Crowd''
* 1928: '' The Wind''
* 1929: ''The Great Gabbo
''The Great Gabbo'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on Ben Hecht's 1928 short story "The Rival Dummy", and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson. The film features songs by Lynn Co ...
''
* 1930: ''The Boudoir Diplomat
''The Boudoir Diplomat'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, from the play ''The Command To Love'' by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar.
The film is ...
''
* 1930: '' The Cat Creeps''
* 1932: '' Money Talks''
* 1935: ''Vagabond Lady
''Vagabond Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Robert Young and Evelyn Venable. The film was released on May 3, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
Irresponsible, happy-go-luc ...
''
References
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1901 births
1953 deaths
American costume designers
American people of Italian descent
People from Oakland, California