Gilbert Adrian Greenberg

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Gilbert Adrian Greenberg, better known professionally as Adrian, was a prominent American costume designer famed for his influential work in Hollywood’s Golden Age, including iconic designs for films like "The Wizard of Oz."

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instanceOf American
costume designer
fashion designer
person
activeInPeriod Hollywood Golden Age
alsoKnownAs Adrian
Adrian Greenberg
Gilbert Adrian
birthName Gilbert Adrian Greenberg
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1903-03-03
dateOfDeath 1959-09-13
designed Dorothy Gale’s blue gingham dress in The Wizard of Oz
Ruby Slippers costume ensemble for The Wizard of Oz
linked to: Ruby Slippers
designedFor Greta Garbo
Jean Harlow
Joan Crawford
Judy Garland
Katharine Hepburn
Norma Shearer
educatedAt New York School for Fine and Applied Arts
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era 20th century
fieldOfWork fashion design
film costume design
founded Adrian fashion label
genre Hollywood costume design
influenced American women’s ready-to-wear fashion in the 1940s
knownFor elegant and dramatic Hollywood costume designs
iconic costumes for The Wizard of Oz
influential 1930s and 1940s women’s fashions
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWork Camille
Grand Hotel
Marie Antoinette
The Wizard of Oz
The Women
occupation costume designer
fashion designer
film costume designer
placeOfBirth Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States
positionHeld head costume designer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
spouse Janet Gaynor
workedIn Hollywood, California

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Adrian alsoKnownAs Gilbert Adrian Greenberg
Adrian (costume designer) alsoKnownAs Gilbert Adrian Greenberg
Gilbert Adrian Greenberg birthName Gilbert Adrian Greenberg