1. Albert Wolsky has worked both on stage shows as well as for film, and has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design seven times, winning two awards for his work on the films All That Jazz and Bugsy.
13 Facts About Albert Wolsky
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Albert Wolsky became a well regarded costume designer, working both on Broadway and in the motion picture industry.
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Albert Wolsky began his career as costume designer for the theatre by assisting costume designer Ann Roth on A Case of Libel ; he later assisted Roth on The Odd Couple, Patricia Zipprodt on Fiddler on the Roof, and Theoni Aldredge on Illya Darling.
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The first play Albert Wolsky did on his own was called Generation in 1965.
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Albert Wolsky went on to serve as principal costume designer for both plays and musicals, including The Sunshine Boys and Sly Fox.
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Albert Wolsky was announced as the designer for the 2012 Broadway production of The Heiress.
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The first film Albert Wolsky worked on was The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
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Albert Wolsky had been recommended to the film by Theoni Aldridge.
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Albert Wolsky worked on many films including Harry and Tonto, The Turning Point, Grease and Manhattan.
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Albert Wolsky worked with Bob Fosse, a leading Broadway director, on All That Jazz and won his first Academy Award.
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Albert Wolsky won his second Academy Award for Bugsy in 1991 and has been nominated five other times, most recently for his work on Julie Taymor's Beatles-inspired musical Across the Universe and Sam Mendes's Revolutionary Road.
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In 2010, Albert Wolsky donated his costume design sketches to the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Albert Wolsky is a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.