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{{Short description|American costume designer (1943–2024)}} |
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'''Carrie Robbins''' (February 7, 1943 – April 12, 2024) was an American costume designer. |
'''Carrie Robbins''' ({{nee}} '''Carolyn Mae Fishbein'''; February 7, 1943 – April 12, 2024) was an American costume designer. |
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⚫ | She designed the poodle skirts for the stage production of ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''. She won her first [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design]] for her work on the original Broadway production of ''[[Over Here!]]'' and the 1973 revival of ''[[The Iceman Cometh]]'' in 1974,<ref>{{cite web |title=1974 Awards |url=https://www.dramadesk.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/1974-awards/ |website=Drama Desk |access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design]] in 1972 and 1974. |
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She designed the poodle skirts for the stage production of ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''. |
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⚫ | Robbins was born '''Carolyn Mae Fishbein''' in [[Baltimore]], the daughter of a public school teacher and a former seamstress. She studied art and drama at Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 1964, and she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the [[Yale School of Drama]] in 1967. She was married to Dr. Richard D. Robbins, a surgeon, from 1969 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2003; they had no children. She died on April 12, 2024, at the age of 81, from COVID-19. Her health had declined after a fall in December 2023, which resulted in a broken hip.<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/costume-designer-carrie-robbins-dies-at-81 Obituary], playbill.com. Accessed May 6, 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/theater/carrie-robbins-dead.html |access-date=May 6, 2024 |publisher=The New York Times |date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |title=Carrie Robbins Dies: Broadway Costume Designer From Poodle Skirts Of ‘Grease’ To Holiday Gowns Of ‘White Christmas’ Was 81 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/carrie-robbins-dead-broadway-1235887100/amp/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |publisher=Deadline |date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> |
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⚫ | She won her first [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design]] for her work on the original Broadway production of [[Over Here!]] and the 1973 revival of [[The Iceman Cometh]] in 1974,<ref>{{cite web |title=1974 Awards |url=https://www.dramadesk.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/1974-awards/ |website=Drama Desk |access-date= |
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⚫ | Robbins died on April 12, 2024, at the age of 81, from COVID-19. Her health had declined after a fall in December 2023.<ref>https://playbill.com/article/costume-designer-carrie-robbins-dies-at-81</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/theater/carrie-robbins-dead.html |access-date= |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 19:05, 6 May 2024
Carrie Robbins (née Carolyn Mae Fishbein; February 7, 1943 – April 12, 2024) was an American costume designer.
She designed the poodle skirts for the stage production of Grease. She won her first Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for her work on the original Broadway production of Over Here! and the 1973 revival of The Iceman Cometh in 1974,[1] and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in 1972 and 1974.
Robbins was born Carolyn Mae Fishbein in Baltimore, the daughter of a public school teacher and a former seamstress. She studied art and drama at Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 1964, and she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1967. She was married to Dr. Richard D. Robbins, a surgeon, from 1969 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2003; they had no children. She died on April 12, 2024, at the age of 81, from COVID-19. Her health had declined after a fall in December 2023, which resulted in a broken hip.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "1974 Awards". Drama Desk. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Obituary, playbill.com. Accessed May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81". The New York Times. 24 April 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Greg (April 16, 2024). "Carrie Robbins Dies: Broadway Costume Designer From Poodle Skirts Of 'Grease' To Holiday Gowns Of 'White Christmas' Was 81". Deadline. Retrieved May 6, 2024.