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Daniel Lester is an American costume designer best known for his work on military themed films based in the Middle East ( The Hurt Locker , Zero Dark Thirty , 12 Strong , Man Down ). He was nominated for a Costume Designer's Guild Award for his work on Once Upon A Time in 2018. [1]

Lester moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to open a boutique in Hollywood where he met many of the top industry artists. After years of setting up TV and film productions he began working as a costumer full time, beginning with highly respected designers including Academy Award winners Theodora Van Runkle and Moss Mabry.

Lester formed a partnership with Marilyn Vance and worked together on a string of iconic films including The Untouchables , Pretty Woman , Uncle Buck , The Rocketeer , and Little Monsters . During this period he received an Emmy nomination for his work on the television show Dallas: The Early Years . [2] He moved on to work as a solo costume designer on Timecop , and continued with Spawn , The Relic , Sudden Death , The Core , and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer . [3] He has worked on television shows such as The A-Team , Dallas: The Early Years, CSI , Eleventh Hour , and Once Upon A Time.

Dan Lester was born in Minnesota in 1954 and currently lives in Los Angeles, where he has resided for the last 40 years.

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References

  1. "Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television - Costume Designers Guild Awards: 'Blade Runner 2049,' 'Handmaid's Tale' Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Dan Lester". BFI. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017.