Robert Fletcher (costume designer)
Robert Fletcher (born August 23, 1922 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa[1]) is a costume and set designer.
Fletcher's first ambition was to become an archeologist. Prior to graduating from Harvard University, Fletcher was an aspiring actor. While performing in New York, he chose to become a costume designer. He is best known designing costumes for major ballet and opera companies in addition to films, television specials, and New York stageplay.[2]
Shakespeare Festival Theatre
In 1960, Robert Fletcher designed costumes for "The Tempest" in Stratford, CT starring Katharine Hepburn at the American Shakespeare Theatre.[3]
Star Trek
Fletcher had a long association with the science fiction franchise Star Trek. He served as costume designer for the first four Star Trek feature films[4]—Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home.
Awards
In 2008, Fletcher received a Theatre Development Fund/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for his set design. He has also received three Tony Award nominations for his work.[5] Fletcher’s three Tony Award nominations were for Little Me in 1963, High Spirits in 1964 and Hadrian VII in 1969. He also received a Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design for Othello in 1982.
References
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