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Adrian Adolph Greenberg was an American costume designer and costume department head. He was born on March 3, 1903 in Naugatuck, Connecticut. He attended the Yale School of Drama and began his career in the theater. He worked on Broadway and in Hollywood, designing costumes for films such as The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Women (1939), and The Philadelphia Story (1940). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for The Women.
Adrian was married to costume designer Edith Head from 1940 until his death in 1957. He died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 54.
Adrian's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He earned his wealth through his career as a costume designer and costume department head. He worked on many films and television shows, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for The Women.
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Adrian Adolph Greenberg |
| Occupation |
costume_designer,costume_department,miscellaneous |
| Age |
56 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
3 March, 1903 |
| Birthday |
3 March |
| Birthplace |
Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA |
| Date of death |
13 September, 1959 |
| Died Place |
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Adrian Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Adrian's Wife?
His wife is Janet Gaynor (14 August 1939 - 13 September 1959) ( his death) ( 1 child)
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Janet Gaynor (14 August 1939 - 13 September 1959) ( his death) ( 1 child) |
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Adrian Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Adrian worth at the age of 56 years old? Adrian’s income source is mostly from being a successful Costume Designer. He is from United States. We have estimated
Adrian's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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| Source of Income |
Costume Designer |
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Posthumously won Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer (Musical) for "Camelot," along with his co-designer Tony Duquette.
Adrian's wife, Janet Gaynor, died exactly 25 years and 1 day after he did. Adrian died on September 13, 1959. Gaynor died on September 14, 1984.
His last film was Lovely to Look At (1952).
He retired from the fashion industry in 1952 after a heart attack.
Did not get the opportunity to win an Oscar because the first Academy Award for Costume Design wasn't handed out before 1948, at which time he had retired already from costume design for film (with only a few exceptions, concentrating on his personal life and his own business.
and he was the recipient of the 1944 Coty Award for Fashion.
and remained with that studio until 1942. He opened his own very successful couture business and continued to do some films until such time as his business expanded, with a salon in New York as well as Beverly Hills. His fashions were sold in department stores around the U. S.
His costumes for the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939) were made entirely of felt.
He also received a Lord & Taylor award for his work on Marie Antoinette (1938) in 1938 and a special award from Parsons, the successor to NYSFAA.
He relocated to Brazil with his wife (since 1938) actress Janet Gaynor and their son, Robin. He returned to the U. S. to do "Grand Hotel", a musical with Viveca Lindfors and Paul Muni and his last career credit was the costume design for the Broadway musical "Camelot".
The only Hollywood keepsake that Greta Garbo saved was a pair of exquisitely beaded gloves from the 1936 film "Camille" which Adrian designed the gowns for. They were white kid with a pattern of curling ivy vines that formed the initials "G.G.".
In addition to selling a million copies of Joan Crawford's white, ruffled organdy gown, Edith Head called Letty Lynton (1932) ,the film this dress is from, the most influential film in cinema fashion history.
in 1928, Adrian moved there also. When his DeMille contract expired, Adrian signed with M. G. M.
film, The Merry Widow (1925). He was then hired by Natacha Rambova to design for the independent films of her husband, Rudolph Valentino.
In mid-1925, after designing costumes for the prologue of "The Gold Rush" at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Adrian was hired by Cecil B. DeMille to become head of the wardrobe department at his new studio. When DeMille moved to M. G. M.
He transferred to NYSFAA's Paris campus in 1922 and while there was hired by Irving Berlin.
In the fall of 1922 he returned to New York and began work on Berlin's 1922-1923 edition of "The Music Box Revue". Adrian continued to work on the Berlin reviews as well as other theatrical and film projects. His big film break was designing costumes for Mae Murray in her first M. G. M.
He began his professional career while still attending the New York School for Fine and Applied Arts by contributing to the costumes for "George White's Scandals" in 1921. He is credited for that production by his created name of Gilbert Adrian, a combination of his father's first name and his own.
Attended Parson's School of Design in New York and studied in Paris as well in the early 1920's.
Adrian Adolph Greenburg, born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, March 3, 1903, to Gilbert and Helena (Pollack) Greenburg.
