Orry-Kelly

Costume & Make-Up

Orry-Kelly

Born December 29, 1897 · Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

Died February 27, 1964 · aged 66

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

An American in ParisAn American in Paris · 1951
An American in Paris
★ 7.01951
MovieMusicRomance
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Baby FaceBaby Face · 1933
Baby Face
★ 7.31933
MovieDrama
A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.
Some Like It HotSome Like It Hot · 1959
Some Like It Hot
★ 8.11959
MovieComedyRomance
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
CasablancaCasablanca · 1943
Casablanca
★ 8.11943
MovieDramaRomance
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
The Sea HawkThe Sea Hawk · 1940
The Sea Hawk
★ 7.21940
MovieAdventure
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
★ 6.31939
MovieDramaHistory
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace · 1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
★ 7.61944
MovieComedyCrime
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
HarveyHarvey · 1950
Harvey
★ 7.71950
MovieComedyFantasy
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.

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