Orry-Kelly, 1897-1964

LC control no.	n 85342780
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Orry-Kelly, 1897-1964 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Kelly, Orry, 1897-1964 Kelly, John Orry, 1897-1964 Kelley, Orry, 1897-1964 Kelly, Orry George, 1897-1964 Kelly, Jack, 1897-1964
Associated country	United States
Located	New York (N.Y.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Birth date	1897-12-31
Death date	1964-02-26
Place of birth	Kiama (N.S.W.)
Place of death	Los Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activity	Costume design
Affiliation	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Profession or occupation	Costume designers
Found in	Angels with dirty faces [MP] 1938: credits (gowns by Orry-Kelly) Performing arts biog. master index, 1981 (Orry-Kelly; b. 1897 d. 1964) Www in Amer., 1961-1968 (Orry-Kelly, designer, b. Sydney, Aus.; b. Dec. 31, 1897, d. Feb. 26, 1964) Bailey, M. Those glorious glamour years, 1982: p. 383 (Orry-Kelly; b. 1897, Kiama, Australia; d. 1964; b. John Orry Kelly) A wonderful night, 1930 DLC copy theater program, Sam S. Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia performance (costumes designed by Orry Kelley) Australian dictionary of biography WWW site, viewed Aug. 13, 2015 (under Kelly, Orry George (Jack): Orry George Kelly; b. Dec. 31, 1897, Kiama, N.S.W.; moved to New York, 1921; moved to Hollywood, 1931; d. Feb. 26, 1964, Los Angeles; dress designer; between 1932 and 1944, Orry-Kelly was chief costume designer at Warner Bros., working on hundreds of films; subsequently secured a three-year contract with Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation to dress Betty Grable; from 1950 he freelanced with several studios and established private workrooms; his distinctive first name (later hyphenated with his surname for professional use) was derived from a variety of carnation in his mother's garden and from that of an ancient Manx king; known to his intimates as "Jack")
Associated language	eng