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Calvin Klein (1942-)
Calvin Richard Klein (/klaɪn/ KLYNE; born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.
Early life and education
Klein was born on November 19, 1942, to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York the son of Flore (née Stern; 1909–2006) and Leo Klein.[1][2] His father was born in Boiany, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) and had immigrated to New York.[3] He was born in the United States to immigrants from Galicia and Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine).[4]
As a child, Klein attended J.H.S. 80 in the Bronx.[5] He earned a diploma at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan.[6] After graduation, he attended New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, leaving for six months after his first year before returning to finish his degree.
Career
Klein did his apprenticeship in 1962 at an old line cloak-and-suit manufacturer, Dan Millstein,[7] and spent five years designing at other New York City shops.[8]
In 1968, Klein launched his first company with his childhood friend Barry K. Schwartz.[9][10] When Schwartz was considering buying a supermarket in Harlem, Klein informed him that he wanted to "design medium priced clothes with a clean look."[11] "When I said I needed money to start out on my own, he said 'You've got it,'" Klein said.[11] Schwartz also became his business manager.[11] After leaving his manufacturing job, Klein set up an office in a hotel room, began designing coats, and eventually brought his creations to Bonwit Teller, where a buyer liked them.[11]
He became a protégé of Baron de Gunzburg,[10] who introduced him to the New York elite fashion scene before he had his first mainstream success with the launch of his first jeans line. He was immediately recognized for his talent after his first major showing at New York Fashion Week. He was hailed as the new Yves Saint Laurent, and was noted for his clean lines.[12]
In 1974, Klein designed the tight-fitting signature jeans that went on to gross $200,000 in their first week of sales.[13]
In 1998, Klein participated in a celebrity reading of The Emperor's New Clothes for The Starbright Foundation to benefit ill children.[14]
Personal life
Klein is a supporter of the U.S. Democratic Party, having given over $250,000 to candidates and PACs since 1980.[15]
Relationships
Klein married Jayne Centre, a textile designer, in 1964.[16] Despite going to the same high school and growing up next door in New York, Klein and Centre didn't meet and begin dating until college.[11] They have a daughter, television producer Marci Klein,[17] who is best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. The couple divorced in 1974.[16]
In September 1986, Klein married his assistant Kelly Rector in Rome while they were on a buying trip in Italy.[16] She later became a well-known socialite photographer. After separating in 1996, they divorced in April 2006.[10]
From 2010 to 2012, Klein dated gay ex-porn star Nicholas Gruber, who is 47 years younger.[18][19][20] In 2016, Klein began dating model Kevin Baker.[21]
Homes
For many years, Klein owned a home in Fire Island Pines, New York on Fire Island.[22] He hosted friends such as artist Andy Warhol, Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell, Fashion designer Chester Weinberg, and media mogul David Geffen.[23] Although he sold the property in 1995, it is still known as "The Calvin Klein House."[24]
In 2003, Klein bought an ocean-front estate in Southampton, New York, on Long Island and demolished it to build a $75 million glass-and-concrete mansion.[10][25] In 2015, he put his Miami Beach, Florida mansion on the market for $16 million.[26] The Florida home sold for $12,850,000 in February 2017. In June 2015, Klein bought a mansion in Los Angeles, California, for $25 million.[27]
Awards and honors
In 1974, Klein also became the first designer to receive outstanding design in men's and women's wear from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) award show.[citation needed] In 1983, he was placed on the International Best Dressed List.[28] Also in 1981, 1983, and 1993, he received an award from the CFDA.[29]
In 1991, he received the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award.[30]
Klein received an honorary doctorate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2003.[31]
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Woody Allen Filmography
Woody Allen has acted in, directed, and written many films starting in the 1960s. His first film was the 1965 comedy What's New Pussycat?, which featured him as both writer and performer. Feeling that his New Yorker humor clashed with director Clive Donner's British sensibility, he decided to direct all future films from his own material. He was unable to prevent other directors from producing films based on previous stage plays of his to which he had already sold the film rights, notably 1972's successful film Play it Again, Sam from the 1969 play of the same title directed by Herbert Ross.
Allen's directorial debut, the 1966 film What's Up, Tiger Lily?, was a dramatic Japanese spy movie re-dubbed in English with completely new, comedic dialog. He continued to write, direct, and star in comedic slapstick films such as Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973), before finding widespread critical acclaim for his romantic comedies Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan (1979); he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the former. Despite being influenced by European art cinema and venturing into more dramatic territory, with Interiors (1978) and Another Woman (1988) being prime examples of this transition, he continued to direct several comedies.
In addition to works of fiction, Allen appeared as himself in many documentaries and other works of non-fiction, including Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Wild Man Blues and The Concert for New York City. He has also been the subject of and appeared in three documentaries about himself, including To Woody Allen, From Europe with Love in 1980, Woody Allen: A Life in Film in 2001 and the 2011 PBS American Masters documentary, Woody Allen: a Documentary (directed by Robert B. Weide). He also wrote for and contributed to a number of television series early in his career, including The Tonight Show as guest host.
According to Box Office Mojo, Allen's films have grossed a total of more than $575 million, with an average of $14 million per film (domestic gross figures as a director). Currently, all of the films he directed for American International Pictures, United Artists and Orion Pictures between 1965 and 1992 are owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which acquired all the studios in separate transactions. The films he directed by ABC Pictures are now property of American Broadcasting Company, who in turn licensed their home video rights to MGM.
Films
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | No | Yes | Yes | Victor Shakapopulis | [1] |
| 1966 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself / Various voices | [2] |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | No | No | Yes | Dr. Noah / Jimmy Bond | [3] |
| 1969 | Take the Money and Run | Yes | Yes | Yes | Virgil Starkwell | [2] |
| Don't Drink the Water | No | Yes | No | — | [2] | |
| 1971 | Bananas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fielding Mellish | [2] |
| 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | No | Yes | Yes | Allan Felix | [I] |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Victor Shakapopulis / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm #1 | [2] | |
| 1973 | Sleeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Miles Monroe | [2] |
| 1975 | Love and Death | Yes | Yes | Yes | Boris Grushenko | [2] |
| 1976 | The Front | No | No | Yes | Howard Prince | [4] |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alvy Singer | [2] |
| 1978 | Interiors | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Isaac Davis | [2] |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sandy Bates | [2] |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Andrew | [2] |
| 1983 | Zelig | Yes | Yes | Yes | Leonard Zelig | [2] |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | Yes | Yes | Yes | Danny Rose | [2] |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mickey Sachs | [2] |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Yes | Yes | Yes | Joe (voice) | [2] |
| King Lear | No | No | Yes | Mr. Alien (cameo) | [5] | |
| September | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] | |
| 1988 | Another Woman | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Partial | Partial | Yes | Sheldon Mills | |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cliff Stern | [2] | |
| 1990 | Alice | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1991 | Scenes from a Mall | No | No | Yes | Nick Fifer | [4] |
| Shadows and Fog | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kleinman | [2] | |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gabe Roth | [2] |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Larry Lipton | [2] |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| Don't Drink the Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | Walter Hollander | [6] | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lenny Weinrib | [2] |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Yes | Yes | Yes | Joe Berlin | [2] |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Harry Block | [2] |
| 1998 | Antz | No | Uncredited | Yes | Z-4195 (voice) | [4] |
| The Impostors | No | No | Uncredited | Audition Director (cameo) | [4] | |
| Celebrity | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] | |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | [2] |
| 2000 | Company Man | No | No | Uncredited | Lowther (cameo) | |
| Small Time Crooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ray | [2] | |
| Picking Up the Pieces | No | No | Yes | Tex Crowley | [2] | |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Yes | Yes | Yes | C.W. Briggs | [2] |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | Yes | Yes | Yes | Val Waxman | [2] |
| 2003 | Anything Else | Yes | Yes | Yes | David Dobel | [2] |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2005 | Match Point | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2006 | Scoop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sid Waterman | [2] |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Yes | Yes | No | — | [7] |
| 2012 | Paris Manhattan | No | No | Yes | Himself (cameo) | [2] |
| To Rome with Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jerry | [2] | |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Yes | Yes | No | — | [8] |
| Fading Gigolo | No | No | Yes | Murray Schwartz | [9] | |
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2016 | Café Society | Yes | Yes | Yes | Narrator (voice) | [10] |
| 2017 | Wonder Wheel | Yes | Yes | No | — | [11] |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York | Yes | Yes | No | — | [12] |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Yes | Yes | No | — | [13] |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | Yes | Yes | No | — | [14] |
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Harvey Wallinger | [15] | |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | Partial | Partial | No | — | Segment: "Sounds from a Town I Love" | [16] |
| TBA | Mr. Fischer’s Chair | No | No | Yes | Narrator | Animated short | [17] |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–55 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | No | Yes | ||
| 1956 | Caesar's Hour | No | Yes | ||
| Stanley | No | Yes | |||
| 1960 | General Electric Theater | No | Yes | Episode: "Hooray for Love" | |
| Candid Camera | No | Yes | |||
| 1961 | The Garry Moore Show | No | Yes | ||
| 1963 | The Sid Caesar Show | No | Uncredited | ||
| 1965 | The Woody Allen Show | No | Yes | Standup TV Special (UK) | [18] |
| 1966 | Gene Kelly in New York, New York | No | Yes | TV special | |
| 1967 | Woody Allen Looks at 1967 | No | Yes | TV special | |
| 1969 | The Woody Allen Special | No | Yes | TV special | [19] |
| 1979 | Bob Hope: My Favorite Comedian | Yes | Yes | Special | [20] |
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Yes | Yes | Also creator, Amazon | [21] |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Candid Camera | Himself | ||
| 1963-67 | What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 9 episodes | |
| 1964, 67 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Guest host | 2 episodes | |
| 1965 | The Woody Allen Show | Himself | Standup Special | [22] |
| 1966 | Gene Kelly in New York, New York | Himself | TV special | |
| 1969 | The Woody Allen Special | Himself, Various | TV special | [23] |
| 1970–71 | Hot Dog | Co-host | Documentary Series, NBC | [24] |
| 1996 | The Sunshine Boys | Al Lewis | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Himself (voice) | Episode: "My Dinner with Woody" | |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Himself | Documentary Film, Warner Bros. | |
| 2002 | Woody Allen: A Life in Film | Documentary, TCM | ||
| The Magic of Fellini | Documentary Film | |||
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary American Masters (PBS & WNET) |
2 part Documentary, PBS directed by Robert B. Weide |
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| 2013 | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love | Documentary | ||
| David Blaine: Real or Magic | Television Special | |||
| AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Mel Brooks | Television Special, TNT | |||
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Sidney Muntzinger | Amazon Miniseries; 6 episodes | [25] |
| 2017 | AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Diane Keaton | Himself | Television Special, TNT | |
| This is Bob Hope | Documentary; PBS | |||
| 2018 | Always at the Carlyle | Documentary | ||
| 2019 | Very Ralph | Documentary; HBO | ||
| 2020 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Documentary |
Reception
| Year | Title | Grossed[1] | Rotten Tomatoes[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | — | 28% |
| 1966 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? | — | 81% |
| 1969 | Don't Drink the Water | — | 44% |
| Take the Money and Run | — | 91% | |
| 1971 | Bananas | — | 83% |
| 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | — | 97% |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) |
$83,934,700 | 88% | |
| 1973 | Sleeper | $82,084,900 | 100% |
| 1975 | Love and Death | $77,746,400 | 100% |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | $135,852,600 | 97% |
| 1978 | Interiors | $35,309,500 | 81% |
| 1979 | Manhattan | $126,047,200 | 94% |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | $30,587,700 | 68% |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $24,453,100 | 74% |
| 1983 | Zelig | $29,665,100 | 97% |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | $24,986,900 | 100% |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $23,718,300 | 92% |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $85,057,900 | 91% |
| 1987 | Radio Days | $29,963,900 | 91% |
| September | $985,300 | 63% | |
| 1988 | Another Woman | $3,109,700 | 59% |
| 1989 | New York Stories | $10,700,000 | 75% |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | $36,417,400 | 92% | |
| 1990 | Alice | $13,791,700 | 71% |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | $2,735,731 | 54% |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | $10,555,619 | 93% |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | $21,676,500 | 94% |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | $25,358,700 | 95% |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | $25,985,927 | 78% |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | $34,588,635 | 77% |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | $18,046,900 | 73% |
| 1998 | Antz | $171,757,863 | 92% |
| Celebrity | $6,153,836 | 42% | |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | $6,231,400 | 77% |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | $29,934,477 | 66% |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | $18,496,522 | 45% |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | $14,839,383 | 47% |
| 2003 | Anything Else | $13,203,044 | 40% |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | $19,826,280 | 51% |
| 2005 | Match Point | $87,989,926 | 77% |
| 2006 | Scoop | $40,107,018 | 41% |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | $22,539,685 | 46% |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $104,504,817 | 80% |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | $35,106,706 | 50% |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | $34,275,987 | 46% |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $162,942,835 | 93% |
| 2012 | To Rome with Love | $74,363,777[26] | 46% |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | $102,912,961 | 91% |
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | $51,029,361[27] | 51% |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | $27,938,377 | 46% |
| 2016 | Café Society | $43,429,116[28] | 71% |
| 2017 | Wonder Wheel | $15,899,124 | 31% |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York | $21,071,507 | 47% |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | $2,228,001 | 41% |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | $7,427,878 | 82% |