Gilbert Adrian

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Gilbert Adrian was a renowned American costume designer best known for creating iconic Hollywood film wardrobes during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf costume designer
fashion designer
person
activeYearsEnd 1950s
activeYearsStart 1920s
alsoKnownAs Adrian
Gilbert Adrian
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Robin Adrian
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-03-03
dateOfDeath 1959-09-13
dateOfMarriage 1939-08-14
designedFor Greta Garbo
Jean Harlow
Joan Crawford
Judy Garland
Katharine Hepburn
Norma Shearer
educatedAt New York School of Fine and Applied Art
surface form: New York School of Fine and Applied Arts

Parsons School of Design
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
fieldOfWork American high fashion
Hollywood cinema
film costume design
founded Adrian Ltd.
fullName Adrian Adolph Greenberg
surface form: Adrian Adolph Greenburg
gender male
influenced American fashion of the 1930s
Hollywood costume design conventions
knownFor broad-shouldered suit designs for Joan Crawford
creating iconic Hollywood film wardrobes in the 1930s and 1940s
fantastical costumes for The Wizard of Oz
glamorous bias-cut gowns
notableWork costume design for Anna Karenina (1935)
costume design for Camille (1936)
costume design for Grand Hotel (1932)
costume design for Marie Antoinette (1938)
costume design for The Wizard of Oz (1939)
costume design for The Women (1939)
occupation costume designer
fashion designer
film producer
placeOfBirth Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States
positionHeld head costume designer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
residence Hollywood, California, United States
Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Janet Gaynor
style Art Deco-influenced costume design
Hollywood glamour

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Adrian alsoKnownAs Gilbert Adrian
Gilbert Adrian alsoKnownAs Gilbert Adrian