Alvin Colt

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Alvin Colt (1916 - May 4, 2008) was an American Tony Award–winning costume designer. Colt worked on several Broadway shows including On the Town and Forbidden Broadway.

His first job was in a theatrical fabric house, he also worked on painting scenery during the summer. On the Town was the first Broadway show he worked on in 1944, other shows he worked on include Guys and Dolls, Top Banana and The Lark. He won a Tony Award in 1955 for Pipe Dream. The last official show he worked on was in 2001 for If you ever leave me...I'm going with you!

Colt died of natural causes on May 4, 2008 in New York City.

[edit] References

• Andrew Gans; Robert Simonson. "Alvin Colt, Tony-Winning Costume Designer, Dead at 92", Playbill, May 4, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 
• Michael Kuchwara. "Alvin Colt, Broadway costume designer, dies at 92", The Associated Press, May 4, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 

[edit] External links

• Alvin Colt at the Internet Broadway Database
• Alvin Colt at the Internet Movie Database

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