This is from the Times blog. Was Theoni Aldredge 78 or 88? (Rep[orts seem to conflict.)
"January 21, 2011, 12:46 PM
Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer for ‘Chorus Line,’ ‘Annie,’ Has Died
By PATRICIA COHEN
Theoni V. Aldredge, the designer of the fabulously feathered transvestites in the original stage version of “La Cage aux Folles” and Little Orphan Annie’s red dress on Broadway, died Friday morning in Connecticut, said her husband Tom Aldredge. She was 88.
Considered one of the greatest costume designers of her era, Ms. Aldredge created the clothes for more than 300 stage and film productions, including “Gypsy,” “A Chorus Line,” “Dreamgirls” and “42nd Street.” She won an Oscar in 1975 for “The Great Gatsby” with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, and three Tony awards for “Barnum,” “Annie” and “La Cage.” In 1984 it was nearly impossible to take in the Broadway season without seeing one of Ms. Aldredge’s deliciously innovative costumes: five concurrently running shows (including “La Cage”) put 1,000 of her creations on stage at the same time.
A full obituary will follow.
An earlier version of this post gave the wrong age for Ms. Aldredge when she died. She was 88 not 78."