The Great Gatsby: Bruce Dern’s Polo Gear and Cardigan as Tom

Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (1974) Vitals Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan, hulking polo player Long Island, New York, Early Summer 1925 Film: The Great Gatsby Release Date: March 29, 1974 Director: Jack Clayton Costume Designer: Theoni V. Aldredge Clothes by: Ralph Lauren WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background The 1974 adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark Jazz Age novel The Great Gatsby was my cinematic introduction to Bruce Dern, who celebrates his 90th birthday tomorrow! Born June 4, 1936 in Chicago, the actor’s birthday falls curiously close to the start of the action, when the irresponsible flapper Daisy Buchanan bemoans over dinner that “in two weeks, it’ll be the longest day of the year,” referring to the mid-June summer solstice. Among an ensemble cast including Robert Redford and Mia Farrow as Daisy, Dern co-stars as Daisy’s husband Tom—a hulking millionaire constantly chasing the sensation of when he peaked as a college athlete. After greeting Daisy’s…