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A Gene Tierney Costume Sketch for Leave Her to Heaven Designed by Kay Nelson, Sketched by Paula Giokaris
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A Gene Tierney Costume Sketch for Leave Her to Heaven Designed by Kay Nelson, Sketched by Paula Giokaris
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945. Gouache, pencil, and ink on illustration paper, approved by Fox Studio Chief Darryl F. Zanuck with his initials, "O.K. / D.Z.," and penciled notations on the bottom, "46906 Jodpurs [sic] red cuff / 46907 Blouse - Lizzie," and a stamped box with various approval signatures/initials including "JS" (director John Stahl) and "Bacher" (producer William Bacher). Gene Tierney is positively evil in this drama costarring Cornel Wilde and Jeanne Crain in which she portrays an insecure wife who is consumed with jealousy. It's a surprise that Fox would allow their biggest star to play such a despicable character, but the film only heightened Tierney's popularity and was a huge box office success. She wears this sporty outfit on horseback while dramatically scattering the ashes of her dead father - along with the urn! - into a canyon.
13.5 x 20 in.
13.5 x 20 in.




















