William Duborgh Jensen (10 May 1935 – 24 May 2017) was a Norwegian fashion and costume designer.
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Jensen was first known as a fashion designer; he was Norway's first "haute couturier" with his own collection in 1958. He later worked in television and film as a costume designer.[1]
Jensen was appointed as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his efforts in fashion design.[2] He died in 2017, at the age of 82.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Mitt liv har blitt min scene". Oslo Museum. March 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "William Duborgh Jensen" (in Norwegian). Royal Court of Norway. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Nekrolog: William Jensen (in Norwegian)
- ^ Death announcement, Aftenposten, 31 May 2017, p. 29