Daniel Lester is an American costume designer best known for his work on military themed films based in the Middle East (''

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'', ''

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'', '' Man Down''). He was nominated for a Costume Designer's Guild Award for his work on ''

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'' in 2018. Lester moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to open a boutique in Hollywood where he met many of the top industry artists. After years of setting up TV and film productions he began working as a costumer full time, beginning with highly respected designers including Academy Award winners Theodora Van Runkle and

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. Lester formed a partnership with

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and worked together on a string of iconic films including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Little Monsters''. During this period he received an Emmy nomination for his work on the television show '' Dallas: The Early Years''. He moved on to work as a solo costume designer on ''

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'', and continued with ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Sudden Death'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has worked on television shows such as ''

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'', ''Dallas: The Early Years'', '' CSI'', ''

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'', and ''Once Upon A Time''. Dan Lester was born in Minnesota in 1954 and currently lives in Los Angeles, where he has resided for the last 40 years.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lester, Daniel Living people American costume designers Year of birth missing (living people)