Denise Cronenberg Explained

Denise Cronenberg (1 October 1938 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian costume designer.

Cronenberg was born in Toronto, Ontario and was the sister of film director David Cronenberg and the mother of filmmaker Aaron Woodley. She produced work for films such as Dawn of the Dead and The Incredible Hulk.

Cronenberg and her brother worked together on The Fly, a 2008 operatic adaptation of the 1986 film of the same name.^[1]

She died due to "complications from old age" in Burlington, Ontario in May 2020 at the age of 81.^[2]

Works

• The Fly (1986)
• Dead Ringers (1988)
• The Long Road Home (1989)
• The Guardian (1990)
• Naked Lunch (1991)
• M. Butterfly (1993)
• Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
• Crash (1996)
• Murder at 1600 (1997)
• Mad City (1997) Alan Alda's wardrobe
• A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
• The Wager (1998) (also executive producer)
• eXistenZ (1999)
• The Third Miracle (1999)
• Bless the Child (2000)
• Dracula 2000 (2000)
• Camera (2000)
• The Caveman's Valentine (2002)
• Spider (2002)
• Avenging Angelo (2002)
• Rhinoceros Eyes (2003)
• Dawn of the Dead (2004)
• A History of Violence (2005)
• Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
  • The Fly (2008), opera by Howard Shore (2010)

Notes and References

1. News: O'Neil . Peter . 'Fly' not flying high in France . November 28, 2019 . Harbour City Star . Canwest News Service . July 12, 2008 . Canada, British Columbia, Nanaimo . 30. Newspapers.com.
2. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-costume-designer-denise-cronenberg-was-instrumental-to-success-of/ Costume designer Denise Cronenberg was instrumental to success of Canada’s most unshakeable cinema