Adolphe Menjou, known for being the “most well-dressed man

Adolphe Menjou, known for being the “most well-dressed man in America” for many years, starring in many movies as an impeccably dressed profession, and, accordingly, he entitled his autobiography “It Took Nine Tailors.”
(A) known for being the “most well-dressed man in America” for many years, starring
(B) known to be the “most well-dressed man in America” for many years, starred
(C) known to be the “most well-dressed man in America” in many years, starred
(D) known as the “most well-dressed man in America” for many years, starred
(E) known as the “most well-dressed man in America” in many years, starring

Many words have an idiom in which they take just one preposition all the time, but some words idiomatically take different preposition in different situations, with different meanings. These latter cases are called "mixed idioms". This practice SC question, among other things, explores the mixed idiom of "known for" vs. "known to be" vs. "known as" ---- all three are correct, but the connotations are slightly different. Also, "in years" and "for years" is another mixed idiom.

Here is a free idiom ebook:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-idiom-ebook/

Here is a blog that discusses mixed idioms and contains the OA & explanation to this particular question.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/mixed-idioms-on-the-gmat/

Mike