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Orry-Kelly
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thumb|Dolores del Río wears an Orry-Kelly gown in [[I Live for Love (1935).]] Orry-Kelly was the professional name of Orry George Kelly (31 December 1897 – 27 February 1964), an Australian-American Hollywood costume designer. Until being overtaken by Catherine Martin in 2014, he was the most prolific Australian-born Oscar winner, having won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design.
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Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Orry George Kelly (31 December 1897 – 27 February 1964), known professionally as Orry-Kelly, was an Australian-American costume designer. He has won three Academy Awards.
Known for
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
- Women He's Undressed — Self (archive footage)2015
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Key facts
- Fashion designer.name
- Orry-Kelly
- Fashion designer.birth_name
- Orry George Kelly
- Fashion designer.birth_place
- Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
- Fashion designer.death_place
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Fashion designer.known_for
- Costume design
- Fashion designer.awards
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design:
- Fashion designer.occupation
- Costume designer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Kiama
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1897-01-01
- Commons category
- Orry-Kelly
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of World Cultures
- date of death
- 1964-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Move to the U.S.
- Hollywood
- Death
- Costume design credits
- References
- External links
thumb|Dolores del Río wears an Orry-Kelly gown in [[I Live for Love (1935).]] Orry-Kelly was the professional name of Orry George Kelly (31 December 1897 – 27 February 1964), an Australian-American Hollywood costume designer. Until being overtaken by Catherine Martin in 2014, he was the most prolific Australian-born Oscar winner, having won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design.
==Early life== Orry-Kelly was born in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, and was known as Jack Kelly. His father William Kelly was born on the Isle of Man and was a gentleman tailor in Kiama. Orry was a name of an ancient king of the Isle of Man. Orry-Kelly was sent to Sydney at age 17 to study banking, and there he developed his interest in theatre.
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