Joseff of Hollywood

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Joseff's earrings as worn by Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind.

Joseff of Hollywood was a jewelry firm founded by Eugene Joseff. [1] The firm was particularly noted for creating costume jewelry for many of the biggest films and movie stars of the 1930s and 1940s, including Shirley Temple in The Little Princess , Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind and Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra . [2] [3]

Eugene Joseff (September 25, 1905, Chicago - 1948), aka Joseff of Hollywood, was born into a family of Austrian descent. [4] His widow, Joan Castle Joseff, owned the company until her death in 2010.

Today the family business focuses on precision investment casting of parts for machinery and aircraft with the other company founded by Joseff, Precision Investment Castings. [5]

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References

  1. "History". Joseff of Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. "Joseff of Hollywood: Jeweler to the Stars". SFO Museum. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05.
  3. Bailey, Jeff (2010-06-01). "Obituary: Joan Castle Joseff, 1912-2010". Inc. Vol. 32, no. 5. pp. 128–129. ISSN   0162-8968. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. Davis, Carolyn N. "Joseff of Hollywood". Vintage Fashion & Costume Jewelry. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Joanna Mangan, as told to Lisa Hix (2012-03-07). "Hidden Gems: Lost Hollywood Jewelry Trove Uncovered in Burbank Warehouse". Collectors Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08.