Orry-Kelly

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Orry-Kelly was an acclaimed Australian-born Hollywood costume designer renowned for his work on classic films such as "Some Like It Hot" and "An American in Paris."

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Orry-Kelly canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian emigrant to the United States
costume designer
film costume designer
person
academyAwardsFor An American in Paris
Les Girls
Some Like It Hot
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Costume Design
surface form: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Costume Design
surface form: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
birthName Orry George Kelly
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States
surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
causeOfDeath liver cancer
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1897-12-31
dateOfDeath 1964-02-27
employer 20th Century Fox
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RKO Radio Pictures
surface form: RKO Pictures

Universal Pictures
Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
familyName Kelly
genre film costume design
givenName Orry
hasAutobiography Women I’ve Undressed
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality Australian
notableAchievement One of the most prolific costume designers of Hollywood’s Golden Age
notableFriend Cary Grant
notableWork Broadway Melody of 1936
surface form: 42nd Street

An American in Paris
Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
surface form: Arsenic and Old Lace

Casablanca
Jezebel
Les Girls
Now, Voyager
Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!

Some Like It Hot
numberOfAcademyAwards 3
occupation costume designer
painter
placeOfBirth Singleton, New South Wales
surface form: Kia Ora, New South Wales, Australia
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States
posthumousPublication Women I’ve Undressed
sexualOrientation gay
workedWith Bette Davis
Gene Kelly
Humphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
Leslie Caron
Marilyn Monroe
yearsActive 1925–1964

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Women He's Undressed mainSubject Orry-Kelly
Women He's Undressed portrays Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly's memoir "Women I've Undressed" author Orry-Kelly
subject surface form: Women I've Undressed
Orry-Kelly's memoir "Women I've Undressed" mainSubject Orry-Kelly
subject surface form: Women I've Undressed
Orry-Kelly's memoir "Women I've Undressed" hasNotableFigure Orry-Kelly
subject surface form: Women I've Undressed
The Letter costumeDesignBy Orry-Kelly
subject surface form: The Letter (1940 film)
Mr. Skeffington costumeDesigner Orry-Kelly
Les Girls costumeDesigner Orry-Kelly