Patricia Zipprodt interview, 1979 December 12, 1979 December 12
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews award-winning costume designer Patricia Zipprodt in her studio. They discusses the process of designing costumes for the theater and her use of apprentices to help with costume research.
Dates
- Creation: 1979 December 12
Creator
- Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999 (1925-1999) (Person)
- Green, Robert Lamont (1918-1997) (Person)
Language of Materials
English Latin
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Patricia Zipprodt was a Tony Award-winning costume designer whose career extended from theater to dance to opera to film and television. Zipprodt designed costumes for the ballet and several Broadway shows including Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Cabaret (1966), Zorba (1968), Chicago (1975), and Sweet Charity (1987), as well as the film The Graduate (1967). She was very meticulous and committed to researching history, assessing color, collecting swatches, and overseeing the construction of costumes. She has won three Tony Awards and nominated for eleven in her lifetime.
Biographical / Historical
"Robert Lamont Green, a men's fashion editor, consultant and lecturer who was the fashion director of Playboy magazine for more than 20 years, has died at age 79. ... Mr. Green was a familiar figure in the New York fashion world of the 1960s and '70s. Called Robert L. by his friends and associates, he was widely known for his wit, his skills as a raconteur and his many parties. At Playboy, from 1958 to 1975, he strengthened the magazine's fashion coverage and increased its presence in the fashion world by organizing special events and founding the Caswell-Massey Awards, which later became Playboy's Creative Men's Wear Awards. ... He occasionally appeared on "The Merv Griffin Show," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Tonight" show and "Today" show. He also wrote a book, "Live With Style," as well as articles for Architectural Digest and other publications. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles and became a fashion consultant to the TV and film industries. After graduating from Michigan State University, Mr. Green worked as a child psychologist until he served in the Army during World War II. Settling in Washington after his discharge, he started a public relations agency and became the host of a CBS radio program dealing with musical theater." Chicago Tribune, Obituary, 1997
Robert Green made a considerable contribution to the Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Gladys Marcus Library throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s."
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Existence and Location of Copies
# Access this interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yK9Jzl3OuKc
Physical Description
* Duration: 47:31 (public copy) None * __For patron access: __ * 1 Public video available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yK9Jzl3OuKc * 1 PDF/A Digital transcription file accessible above * 1 MP4 Digital video file viewable by appointment (no difference between this copy and public video) None * __Preservation copies:__ * 1 Archival Gold DVD - preservation master Archival Gold * 1 MKV Digital video file - preservation master * 1 DVD - access copy * 2 Digital closed caption files: 1 each in SRT and VTT formats * 1 DOCX transcription document None * __Original:__ * 1 U-Matic cassette
General
Patricia Zipprodt was a Tony Award-winning costume designer whose career extended from theater to dance to opera to film and television. Zipprodt designed costumes for the ballet and several Broadway shows including Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Cabaret (1966), Zorba (1968), Chicago (1975), and Sweet Charity (1987), as well as the film The Graduate (1967). She was very meticulous and committed to researching history, assessing color, collecting swatches, and overseeing the construction of costumes. She has won three Tony Awards and nominated for eleven in her lifetime.
General
"Robert Lamont Green, a men's fashion editor, consultant and lecturer who was the fashion director of Playboy magazine for more than 20 years, has died at age 79. ... Mr. Green was a familiar figure in the New York fashion world of the 1960s and '70s. Called Robert L. by his friends and associates, he was widely known for his wit, his skills as a raconteur and his many parties. At Playboy, from 1958 to 1975, he strengthened the magazine's fashion coverage and increased its presence in the fashion world by organizing special events and founding the Caswell-Massey Awards, which later became Playboy's Creative Men's Wear Awards. ... He occasionally appeared on "The Merv Griffin Show," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Tonight" show and "Today" show. He also wrote a book, "Live With Style," as well as articles for Architectural Digest and other publications. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles and became a fashion consultant to the TV and film industries. After graduating from Michigan State University, Mr. Green worked as a child psychologist until he served in the Army during World War II. Settling in Washington after his discharge, he started a public relations agency and became the host of a CBS radio program dealing with musical theater." Chicago Tribune, Obituary, 1997
Robert Green made a considerable contribution to the Oral History Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology's Gladys Marcus Library throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s."
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Published
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository