Born in New York City. Acclaimed theatrical set and costume designer, Du Bois won Tony Awards for his sets for Wonderful Town (1953) and his costumes for No, No, Nannette (1960). He has four other Tony nominations. His film credits include costumes for READY FOR LOVE (1934), LOUISIANA PURCHASE (1941), HAPPY GO LUCKY (also prod. designer) and DIXIE (both 1943), LADY IN THE DARK (also prod. designer) and FRENCHMAN'S CREEK (both 1944) and KITTY (1945, also prod. designer).  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Color) 1941: LOUISIANA PURCHASE - Art Direction  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Color) 1944: LADY IN THE DARK - Art Direction (w. Hans Dreier) 2 nominations