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# Vittorio Nino Novarese

Costume designer. Born 15 May 1907 in Rome, Italy. Died 17 October 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 15 May 1907, Rome, Italy
- **Died:** 17 October 1983
- **Also known as:** Nino Novarese, Professor V.N. Novarese, V. Nino Novarese, V.N. Novarese, Vittorio Novarese, Novarese
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 2 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Nino_Novarese, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4015460, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24797

## Biography

Vittorio Nino Novarese (15 May 1907 – 17 October 1983) was an Italian costume designer, writer and art director. Born in Rome, he began working in Italian cinema in the late 1930s before emigrating to the United States in 1949, where he achieved success in Hollywood.

He received five Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design, winning twice: for *Cleopatra* (1963, shared) and *Cromwell* (1970). Other notable credits include *The Agony and the Ecstasy* (1965), *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (1965), *Blazing Saddles* (1974) and *Masada* (1981). He was the father of actress Letícia Román.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cleopatra* (1963), Fi1m 60, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/cleopatra.md)

## Complete filmography (89)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire* (1981), Costume Design
- *Peter and Paul* (1981), series, Costume Design
- *Masada* (1981), series, Costume Design
- *Angela* (1977), Costume Design
- *Sandokan* (1976), series, Costume Design, Production Design
- *The Terminal Man* (1974), Costume Design
- *Blazing Saddles* (1974), Costume Design
- *Zachariah* (1971), Costume Design
- *Cromwell* (1970), Costume Design
- *The King's Pirate* (1967), Costume Design
- *The War Lord* (1965), Costume Design
- *The Agony and the Ecstasy* (1965), Costume Design
- *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (1965), Costume Design
- *Cleopatra* (1963), Costume Design — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/cleopatra.md)
- *Francis of Assisi* (1961), Costume Design
- *Colossus and the Amazon Queen* (1960), Story
- *The Story of Ruth* (1960), Costume Design
- *The Great Deception* (1959), Writer
- *Sign of the Gladiator* (1959), Costume Design
- *The Head of a Tyrant* (1959), Costume Design
- *Knight Without a Country* (1959), Story
- *La congiura dei Borgia* (1959), Writer
- *Herod the Great* (1959), Costume Design
- *Captain Falcon* (1958), Writer
- *El pasado te acusa* (1958), Screenplay
- *Wild Is the Wind* (1957), Novel
- *Manos sucias* (1957), Dialogue
- *Beautiful But Dangerous* (1955), Costume Design
- *Disperato addio* (1955), Screenplay
- *La ladra* (1955), Story, Screenplay
- *Loves of Three Queens* (1954), Writer, Costume Design
- *House of Ricordi* (1954), Screenplay, Story
- *Mata Hari's Daughter* (1954), Screenplay
- *Night of Love* (1954), Story, Screenplay
- *Maddalena* (1954), Costume Design
- *Crossed Swords* (1954), Costume Designer
- *100 Years of Love* (1954), Screenplay, Costume Design
- *The Barbarians* (1953), Costume Design
- *The Age of Indiscretion* (1953), Screenplay
- *Lasciateci in pace* (1953), Writer
- *The Story of William Tell* (1953), Costume Design
- *Il romanzo della mia vita* (1952), Screenplay
- *The Queen of Sheba* (1952), Writer, Costume Design
- *The Dream of Zorro* (1952), Costume Design
- *Don Juan's Night of Love* (1952), Screenplay, Costume Design
- *Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino* (1952), Costume Design
- *La colpa di una madre* (1952), Screenplay, Story, Costume Design
- *The Affairs of Messalina* (1951), Screenplay, Costume Design
- *Il conte di Sant'Elmo* (1951), Screenplay
- *La rivale dell'imperatrice* (1951), Costume Designer
- *The Thief of Venice* (1950), Costume Designer
- *The King's Guerrillas* (1950), Story, Screenplay, Costume Design
- *The Fighting Men* (1950), Screenplay
- *A Dog’s Life* (1950), Screenplay
- *Shadow of the Eagle* (1950), Costume Design
- *Paolo e Francesca* (1950), Screenplay
- *Miss Italia* (1950), Story, Screenplay
- *Il falco rosso* (1949), Screenplay
- *Prince of Foxes* (1949), Costume Design
- *Black Magic* (1949), Costume Design
- *La mano della morta* (1949), Screenplay
- *Pagliacci* (1948), Costume Design
- *The Man with the Grey Glove* (1948), Story, Screenplay
- *The Mysterious Rider* (1948), as Set Decoration · Costume Design
- *Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris* (1948), Screenplay
- *Lovers Without Love* (1948), Screenplay, Story
- *When Love Calls* (1947), Writer
- *Il passatore* (1947), Costume Design
- *Il cavaliere del sogno* (1947), Screenplay, Story, Costume Design
- *Furia* (1947), Writer
- *Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone* (1947), Story, Screenplay
- *L'angelo e il diavolo* (1946), Screenplay
- *Canto, ma sottovoce...* (1946), Screenplay
- *The Misery of Mr. Travet* (1945), Costume Design
- *Two Anonymous Letters* (1945), Screenplay
- *No One Comes Back* (1945), Screenplay
- *Silenzio, si gira!* (1943), Screenplay
- *Sant'Elena, piccola isola* (1943), Costume Design
- *Two Hearts Against the Beast* (1943), Costume Design
- *Gioco d'azzardo* (1943), Screenplay, Writer
- *Tempesta sul golfo* (1943), Costume Design
- *Mater dolorosa* (1943), Screenplay, Costume Design
- *There's Room Up Ahead* (1942), First Assistant Director
- *Rossini* (1942), Screenplay, Costume Design, First Assistant Director
- *The King's Jester* (1941), as Art Direction
- *Incanto di mezzanotte* (1940), Writer, Screenplay
- *Mare* (1940), Screenplay
- *Trappola d'amore* (1940), Costume Design
- *Ettore Fieramosca* (1938), Screenplay, Costume Design

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- 1971: Best Costume Design (won), for *Cromwell*
- 1966: Best Costume Design, Color (nominated), for *The Agony and the Ecstasy*
- 1964: Best Costume Design, Color (won), for *Cleopatra*
- 1950: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Prince of Foxes*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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