Robert L. Spencer
Spencer (1920–2014) was an American fashion designer, best known as longtime partner of Richard Blackwell for nearly 60 years. Spencer was born in 1920 in Indianapolis. During the 1950s, Spencer took up professional hairdressing and became a hairdresser in Beverley Hills.
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Robert L. Spencer
- Born
- 1920 · Indianapolis.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- fashion designer · costume designer
- Languages
- English
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Spencer (1920–2014) was an American fashion designer, best known as longtime partner of Richard Blackwell for nearly 60 years. Spencer was born in 1920 in Indianapolis. During the 1950s, Spencer took up professional hairdressing and became a hairdresser in Beverley Hills.
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Born at Indianapolis in 1920, died in Hancock Park in 2014.
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