Robert Fletcher | |
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| Born | August 23, 1922 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S |
| Died | April 5, 2021(2021-04-05) (aged 98) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Costume, set designer |
| Spouse | Jack Kauflin |
Robert Fletcher (August 23, 1922 – April 5, 2021) was an American costume and set designer. He was best known for designing costumes for major ballet and opera companies in addition to films, television specials, and New York stage plays.[1]
Fletcher was born in August 1922 inCedar Rapids, Iowa. His father was actorLeon Ames. As of 2018, Fletcher lived inKansas City, Missouri with his husband Broadway dancer Jack Kauflin.[2] He died there in April 2021 at the age of 98. Kauflin predeceased him.[3]
After the semester in Iowa, Fletcher moved to New York City and worked as an actor, appearing inEthel Barrymore's last show,Embezzled Heaven. He lived in a cold-water flat with artist Ruth Russell. They had an active social life Fletcher described as "an almost constant state of party", entertaining figures including novelistsGore Vidal andAnais Nin, dramatistTennessee Williams, and musicianLead Belly.[4]
In 1960, Fletcher designed costumes forThe Tempest inStratford, Connecticut starringKatharine Hepburn at theAmerican Shakespeare Theatre.[5]
His work in New York extended into television; in the 1950s he was NBC's "general designer". In 1989, Fletcher moved toTaos, New Mexico, intending to retire, but ended up staying active doing design forBollywood movies and other projects in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including taking on commissions from one of his former assistants to do design work for HBO'sRome and theGame of Thrones television series. Fletcher's design archives have been donated to Harvard.[citation needed]
Fletcher had a long association with the science fiction franchiseStar Trek. He served as costume designer for the first fourStar Trek feature films[6] —Star Trek: The Motion Picture,The Wrath of Khan,The Search for Spock, andThe Voyage Home.[7]
In 2005, he received theCostume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award.[8] In 2008, he received aTheatre Development Fund/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for his set design. Fletcher has also received threeTony Award nominations for his work.[9]
Fletcher's three Tony Award nominations were forLittle Me in 1963,High Spirits in 1964 andHadrian VII in 1969. He also received a Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design forOthello in 1982.[citation needed]
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