William Haines
Born
Jan. 2, 1900
in Staunton, VA
Died
Dec. 26, 1973
of cancer in St. John's Hospital, CA
William Haines was a wisecracking film comedian of the 1920s who later became a famous decorator. One of his decorating projects was the American embassy in London in 1969, a $1-million project funded by Ambassador Walter Annenberg, a longtime client. "Decoration is an extension of what one person only likes," Haines once said. "If you think I am a good decorator, you like what I do, then there is no one better. If you dislike what I do, anyone is better." Haines left the movies in the early 1930s after a 10-year career. He starred in such films as "Brown of Harvard" and "Tell It to the Marines." His decorating clients included Joan Crawford, Claudette Colbert and Henry Salvatori. |
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