Carrie Robbins
- April 12, 2024
- 81 years
About Carrie Robbins
Carrie Robbins, 81, American costume designer (Grease, Yentl), complications from COVID-19.
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|Carolyn Mae Robbins (née Fishbein; February 7, 1943 – April 12, 2024) was an American costume designer.
She designed the poodle skirts for the stage production of Grease. She won her first Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for her work on the original Broadway production of Over Here! and the 1973 revival of The Iceman Cometh in 1974, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in 1972 and 1974.
Robbins was born in Baltimore, the daughter of a public school teacher and a former seamstress. She studied art and drama at Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 1964, and she received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1967. She was married to Dr. Richard D. Robbins, a surgeon, from 1969 until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2003; they had no children. She died on April 12, 2024, at the age of 81, from COVID-19. Her health had declined after a fall in December 2023, which resulted in a broken hip.
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- deadline.com"Carrie Robbins Dies: Broadway Costume Designer From Poodle Skirts Of 'Grease' To Holiday Gowns Of 'White Christmas' Was 81"
- nytimes.com"Carrie Robbins, Costume Designer for Dozens of Broadway Shows, Dies at 81"
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Trivia & Knowledge· 6 questions
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1.In which year did Carrie Robbins die?
- A.2015
- B.2024correct
- C.2017
- D.2011
Carrie Robbins died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "record: occupation costume designer. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of death 12 April 2024."
2.How old was Carrie Robbins when they died?
- A.76
- B.73
- C.81correct
- D.70
Carrie Robbins was 81 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "ease, Yentl), complications from COVID-19. Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: age at death 81. Archive record: occupation costume designer. Archive r
3.In which month did Carrie Robbins die?
- A.June
- B.July
- C.Aprilcorrect
- D.May
Carrie Robbins died in April.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "rchive record: occupation costume designer. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of death 12 April 2024."
4.On which day of the month did Carrie Robbins die?
- A.12correct
- B.14
- C.13
- D.11
Carrie Robbins died on day 12 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: ". Archive record: occupation costume designer. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of death 12 April 2024."
5.In which field was Carrie Robbins known?
- A.costume designercorrect
- B.architect
- C.chemist
- D.novelist
The biography describes Carrie Robbins as a costume designer.
Source: Profile: occupation: "rom COVID-19. Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: age at death 81. Archive record: occupation costume designer. Archive record: nationality American. Ar
6.What nationality was Carrie Robbins?
- A.Argentine
- B.Austrian
- C.Americancorrect
- D.Australian
Carrie Robbins is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "2024. Archive record: age at death 81. Archive record: occupation costume designer. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of death 12 April 2024."
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