Name at Birth: Adrian Adolph Greenburg
Born: March 3, 1903
Birthplace: Naugatuck, CT
Died: September 13, 1959; Hollywood, CA
Known for: Being a costume designer for hundreds of MGM Studios’ movies from 1928 – 1941, including Judy Garland and the cast of the Wizard of Oz. And for dressing many Hollywood stars off camera as well.
Retail Category: Custom clothing, Ready-to-wear, Fragrance.
Awards: Coty American Fashion Critics award 1944, Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical, Costume Designers Guild Hall of Fame Award.
Fun Facts: He owned a boutique in Beverly Hills, California from 1942 until 1952 and there were retrospective exhibitions of his work shown at the Los Angeles County Museum, circa 1967 and the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, 1971.
“Never put anything fake on Garbo!”
G.A.
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Attributions
Header Photo: LIFE Magazine, 8 May 1944
Photos:
Adrian’s costume designs for The Wizard of Oz (1939), L–R: Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Jack Haley.
Lobby card from the 1939 film ”The Women”.
Sergio Caltagirone – Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz.
racor – LACMA Dress from The Atomic 50’s Collection, 1950. Rayon crepe, rayon faille.