Recipient
Florence Klotz
Winner of 6 Tony Awards: Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Pacific Overtures (1976), Grind (1985), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) and the 1994 revival of Show Boat. Additional Broadway credits include Take Her, She’s Mine, The Owl and the Pussycat and the 1981 revival of Little Foxes starring Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton, A Call on Kuprin (1961). Film: A Little Night Music (1977, Academy Award nomination). Born October 28, 1920 in Brooklyn; Died November 1, 2006 of heart failure at age 86. After graduating from Parsons School of Design, Ms. Klotz worked painting fabrics for Brooks Costumes. In 1951, Irene Sharaff asked her to assist on the costume designs for the original production of The King and I.
Bio as of June, 2010.