In 1946, following her graduation from Wellesley, Zipprodt had returned to Chicago, where she met Lieut. Col. Robert O'Brien Jr. He proposed, but she declined because she wanted to pursue a career. More than forty years later, the retired and widowed O'Brien saw her biography in Playbill and contacted her via Brandeis University, where she was an artist in residence.[1]
In 1983, Zipprodt received a Tony Award nomination for her work on Alice in Wonderland, produced by The Mirror Theater Ltd’s Sabra Jones. Zipprodt’s designs were exact recreations of the John Tenniel drawings for the original publication of the book Alice in Wonderland.[2]
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Colonel O'Brien and Zipprodt were married on June 5, 1993, and remained married until his death in 1998. Zipprodt died of cancer on July 17, 1999, at her home in Greenwich Village. She was 74 years old.[1]
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Patricia Zipprodt February 24 1925 July 17 1999 was an American costume designer She was known for her technique of painting fabrics and thoroughly researching a project s subject matter especially when it was a period piece During a career that spanned four decades she worked with such Broadway theatre legends as Jerome Robbins Harold Prince Gower Champion David Merrick and Bob Fosse Patricia ZipprodtBornFebruary 24 1925Chicago Illinois USDiedJuly 17 1999 1999 07 17 aged 74 Greenwich Village New York USAlma materBradford Junior CollegeWellesley CollegeFashion Institute of TechnologyOccupationcostume designerSpouseColonel O Brien Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Productions 4 Awards and nominations 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBiography editBorn in Chicago Illinois Zipprodt attended Bradford Junior College for her freshman year and then transferred to Wellesley College where she abandoned her plan to become a medical illustrator and concentrated on psychology and sociology After graduation she moved to New York City and after seeing a performance by the New York City Ballet decided to use her artistic talent for a career in costume design She studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and apprenticed with Charles James and Irene Sharaff Her first Broadway credit was The Potting Shed a play by Graham Greene in 1957 She went on to design more than 50 productions over the next 43 years In 1992 she was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame She also designed for the New York City Ballet the Joffrey Ballet the Houston Ballet American Ballet Theatre the New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera She designed costumes and masks for the long running off Broadway production of the Jean Genet play The Blacks in the early 1960s Zipprodt s feature film credits include The Graduate Last of the Mobile Hot Shots and 1776 She designed television adaptations of The Glass Menagerie Alice in Wonderland and Sunday in the Park with George In 1946 following her graduation from Wellesley Zipprodt had returned to Chicago where she met Lieut Col Robert O Brien Jr He proposed but she declined because she wanted to pursue a career More than forty years later the retired and widowed O Brien saw her biography in Playbill and contacted her via Brandeis University where she was an artist in residence 1 In 1983 Zipprodt received a Tony Award nomination for her work on Alice in Wonderland produced by The Mirror Theater Ltd s Sabra Jones Zipprodt s designs were exact recreations of the John Tenniel drawings for the original publication of the book Alice in Wonderland 2 Death editColonel O Brien and Zipprodt were married on June 5 1993 and remained married until his death in 1998 Zipprodt died of cancer on July 17 1999 at her home in Greenwich Village She was 74 years old 1 Productions editMiss Lonelyhearts 1957 Sunday in New York 1961 She Loves Me 1963 Fiddler on the Roof 1964 Anya 1965 Cabaret 1966 The Little Foxes 1967 Plaza Suite 1968 Zorba 1968 1776 1969 Georgy 1970 Pippin 1972 Mack amp Mabel 1974 Chicago 1975 The Leaves Are Fading ballet by Antony Tudor ABT 1975 Poor Murderer 1976 King of Hearts 1978 Fools 1981 Brighton Beach Memoirs 1983 Alice in Wonderland 1983 Sweet Charity 1986 Into the Woods 1987 Jerome Robbins Broadway 1989 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1990 Shogun The Musical 1990 The Crucible 1991 My Favorite Year 1992 My Fair Lady 1993 Awards and nominations edit1997 Theatre Development Fund s Irene Sharaff Award for Lifetime Achievement in Costume Design winner 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design My Fair Lady nominee 1991 Induction into the American Theater Hall of Fame 3 1991 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Shogun nominee 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costumes Shogun winner 1986 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Sweet Charity winner 1984 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Sunday in the Park with George nominee 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design Sunday in the Park with George nominee 1983 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Alice in Wonderland nominee 1983 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design Alice in Wonderland nominee 1981 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design Fools nominee 1979 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design King of Hearts winner 1976 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Chicago nominee 1975 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Mack amp Mabel nominee 1973 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Pippin nominee 1973 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design Pippin winner 1971 Wellesley s Alumnae Achievement Award winner 1969 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Zorba nominee 1969 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design 1776 winner 1969 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design Zorba winner 1967 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Cabaret winner 1965 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Fiddler on the Roof winner Notes edit a b Van Gelder Lawrence Patricia Zipprodt 74 Costume Designer New York Times July 19 1999 Rich Frank STAGE TENNIEL S ALICE AT THE VIRGINIA THEATER The New York Times December 23 1982 retrieved January 25 2017 On Stage and Off New York Times December 6 1991 References editLiz Ruark 14 July 2000 Person of the Week Patricia Zipprodt 46 Wellesley College Archived from the original on 4 July 2008 Retrieved 2008 05 09 Jane Hogan 1 October 1999 In Memoriam Patricia Zipprodt Live Design Retrieved 2008 05 09 External links editPatricia Zipprodt at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Patricia Zipprodt at IMDb Patricia Zipprodt papers and designs 1925 1999 held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patricia Zipprodt amp oldid 1165960991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
