Laure Lourié (; 9 August 1911 – 13 January 2001) was a French costume designer active in interwar France and postwar Hollywood.
Biography Laure Mathilde Ortíz de Zárate was born on 9 August 1911 in Montpellier to Manuel Ortíz de Zárate, a Chilean painter, and Jadwiga Piechowska, Polish painter. Lourié was the granddaughter of the composer Eliodoro Ortíz de Zárate (1865–1953), and was a member of the Pinto family through her paternal grandmother. Lourié was the niece of the painter .
Before entering the film industry Lourié worked as a secretary to Hélène Oettingen.
Personal life From 1931 to 1938, Lourié was married to John Ferren, an American artist and educator. On 28 December 1940, Lourié married Eugène Lourié, a French–Russian filmmaker, in Bormes-les-Mimosas.
On 13 January 2001 Lourié died at her home in Portland, Oregon aged 89.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1936 Les bas-fonds Costume designer 1937 Yoshiwara Costume designer 1938 La Bête Humaine Costume designer 1939 Sans lendemain Costume designer 1940 L'or du Cristobal Costume designer 1945 The Song of Bernadette Technical advisor Credited as Laure de Zarate 1947 The Exile Gowns for Maria Montez Credited as Laure Lourie 1950 Cyrano de Bergerac Technical advisor Credited as Laure de Zarate. Released 1951 1953 The Diamond Queen Costume designer Credited as Laure de Zarate 1964 Le journal d'une femme de chambre Costume designer Uncredited 1965 Crack in the World Costume designer Credited as Laure de Zarate Battle of the Bulge (film) Costume designer Credited as Laure de Zarate 1968 Custer of the West Costume designer Credited as Laure de Zarate 1969 Krakatoa, East of Java Costume designer Credited as Laure de Zarate
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