Eckart, Jean (1921–1993)

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Eckart, Jean (1921–1993)

American set, lighting, and costume designer. Name variations: Jean Levy. Born Jean Levy, Aug 18, 1921, in Glencoe, Illinois; died Sept 6, 1993, in Dallas, Texas; m. William J. Eckart (designer and producer).

Co-designed with husband, The Scarecrow, Portrait of a Lady, Fiorello!, Damn Yankees, Golden Apple, Li'l Abner, She Loves Me, Mame, Never Too Late, Anyone Can Whistle, Hallelujah Baby, The Fig Leaves are Falling, Norman Is That You? and Once Upon a Mattress, among others; designed costumes for the film Pajama Game and sets and costumes for Damn Yankees and The Night They Raided Minsky's; also designed for tv.