Background
Mollo, John was born on March 18, 1931 in London. Son of Eugene Simonovitch and Ella Clara (Cockell) Mollo.
(The American Revolution exhibited a varied array of army ...)
The American Revolution exhibited a varied array of army and navy uniforms. This work presents them, from brass-buttoned British generals to threadbare colonial infantrymen at Valley Forge. Also included are flags, headdresses and weapons of the American, British, French and German armies.
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(7 1/2" x 5 1/4" with 228 pages. Copyright 1975, Reprint 1...)
7 1/2" x 5 1/4" with 228 pages. Copyright 1975, Reprint 1985. Uniforms of the American Revolution 1775-1781. Glossy, colorful illustration.
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(Color illustrations of various American Revolution era un...)
Color illustrations of various American Revolution era uniforms, useful for historical reenactment or costuming for stage and screen.
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Military historian film costume designer
Mollo, John was born on March 18, 1931 in London. Son of Eugene Simonovitch and Ella Clara (Cockell) Mollo.
Student, Farnham School Art, 1947-1949.
He is the older brother of Andrew Mollo and Boris Mollo. John Mollo has been interested in European and American military uniforms since a very young age and wrote several books on the subject. This led him to costume design, first being an advisor for the movie Charge of the Light Brigade in 1966 and later a costume designer, his first film being George Lucas" Star Wars in 1977.
Mollo has also been a military advisor on the films Zulu Dawn, Barry Lyndon and Nicholas and Alexandra.
Films two Academy Awards1978: Star Wars.
(Color illustrations of various American Revolution era un...)
(The American Revolution exhibited a varied array of army ...)
(The American Revolution exhibited a varied array of army ...)
(7 1/2" x 5 1/4" with 228 pages. Copyright 1975, Reprint 1...)
Acting captain, Infantry British Army, 1950-1956, Hong Kong and England. Member Society for Army History Research, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Married Margaret Ann Mollo, April 4, 1956 (divorced 1966). Married Louise Alexandra Mary Mollo, August 12, 1968. 1 child, Thomas Frederick George.