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Also known as J. O. Kelly, George Orry-Kelly

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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Country
US
Active from
1967-01-08

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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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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orry-Kelly” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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