Denise Cronenberg

{{Short description|Canadian costume designer (1938–2020)}} {{sources|date=November 2019}} '''Denise Cronenberg''' (1 October 1938 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian [[costume designer]].

Cronenberg was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] and was the sister of film director [[David Cronenberg]] and the mother of filmmaker [[Aaron Woodley]]. She produced work for films such as ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.

Cronenberg and her brother first worked together on 1986's ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'', a remake of the ''[[The Fly (1958 film)|1958 film of the same name]]''. <ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Neil |first1=Peter |title='Fly' not flying high in France |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39733280/harbour_city_star/ |accessdate=November 28, 2019 |work=Harbour City Star |agency=Canwest News Service |date=July 12, 2008 |location=Canada, British Columbia, Nanaimo |page=30|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> They went on to collaborate on many other films including ''[[Dead Ringers (film)|Dead Ringers]]'', ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]'', ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'', ''[[Eastern Promises]]'', ''[[Spider (2002 film)|Spider]]'', and ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'', receiving several award nominations for her designs. <ref>https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2022/10/19/clothes-make-the-movie-looking-back-at-denise-cronenbergs-designs</ref>

She died due to "complications from old age" in [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]], Ontario in May 2020 at the age of 81.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-costume-designer-denise-cronenberg-was-instrumental-to-success-of/ Costume designer Denise Cronenberg was instrumental to success of Canada’s most unshakeable cinema]</ref>

==Works== * ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' (1986) * ''[[Dead Ringers (film)|Dead Ringers]]'' (1988) * ''[[The Long Road Home (film)|The Long Road Home]]'' (1989) * ''[[The Guardian (1990 film)|The Guardian]]'' (1990) * ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]'' (1991) * ''[[M. Butterfly (film)|M. Butterfly]]'' (1993) * ''[[Moonlight and Valentino]]'' (1995) * ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' (1996) * ''[[Murder at 1600]]'' (1997) * ''[[Mad City (film)|Mad City]]'' (1997) [[Alan Alda]]'s wardrobe * ''[[A Cool, Dry Place]]'' (1998) * ''[[The Wager (1998 film)|The Wager]]'' (1998) (also [[executive producer]]) * ''[[eXistenZ]]'' (1999) * ''[[The Third Miracle]]'' (1999) * ''[[Bless the Child]]'' (2000) * ''[[Dracula 2000]]'' (2000) * ''[[Camera (2000 film)|Camera]]'' (2000) * ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'' (2002) * ''[[Spider (2002 film)|Spider]]'' (2002) * ''[[Avenging Angelo]]'' (2002) * ''[[Rhinoceros Eyes]]'' (2003) * ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004) * ''[[A History of Violence]]'' (2005) * ''[[Dead Silence]]'' (2007) * ''[[Shoot 'Em Up (film)|Shoot 'Em Up]]'' (2007) * ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (2008) * ''[[The Fly (opera)|The Fly]]'' (2008), [[opera]] by [[Howard Shore]] * ''[[Resident Evil: Afterlife]]'' (2010) * ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]'' (2012)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{imdb name|id=0188725|name=Denise Cronenberg}}

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