Ralph Jester
Costume Designer
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| Intro | Costume Designer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Artist Fashion designer Architect Sculptor Costume designer | |
| Work field | Arts Engineering Fashion | |
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| Birth | 10 July 1901, Tyler | |
| Death | 25 September 1991Los Angeles (aged 90 years) |
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Biography
Ralph Jester (July 10, 1901 – September 25, 1991) was an American costume designer. He was educated at Yale, where he was an editor of campus humor magazine The Yale Record. He is perhaps best known as one of the costume designers of The Ten Commandments.
Oscar Nominations
Both were for Best Costumes.
- 29th Academy Awards-(In the color costumes category)-Nominated for The Ten Commandments. Nomination shared with Arnold Friberg, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins and John Jensen. Lost to The King and I.
- 31st Academy Awards-Nominated for The Buccaneer. Nomination shared with Edith Head and John Jensen. Lost to Gigi.
- "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 21, 2014.