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name: "Coco Chanel"
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roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "19 August 1883"
died: "10 January 1971"
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# Coco Chanel

Costume designer. Born 19 August 1883 in Saumur, Pays de la Loire. Died 10 January 1971.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 19 August 1883, Saumur, Pays de la Loire
- **Died:** 10 January 1971
- **Also known as:** Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, Gabrielle Chanel

## Biography

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, was a French fashion designer who also worked as a costume designer for several films. She created costumes for Jean Renoir’s *The Rules of the Game* (1939), credited as La Maison Chanel, as well as *Port of Shadows* (1938) and *The Blood of a Poet* (1932).

Chanel began her career as a milliner in the early 1900s and later established a fashion house known for simplified, practical clothing. Her film work included designing for actresses in French productions during the 1930s, adapting her signature styles to cinematic needs.

*Sources: imdb.com, classiq.me, shotonwhat.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rules of the Game* (1939), Fi1m 91, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rules-of-the-game.md)

## Also known for

- *Port of Shadows* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Blood of a Poet* (1932), Costume Design

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