[Orry-Kelly (costume designer) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 6934576
- Format:
- Book
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia selectively digitised collection
- Description:
- folder of programs and miscellaneous pieces.
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.
- Full contents:
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- Assorted ephemera relating to the Orry-Kelly: Dressing Hollywood exhibition held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in 2015/16
- Program: "A Wonderful Night" 3 February, 1930, at the Majestic Theatre, New York, featuring costumes designed by Orry-Kelly, with Archie Leach (later known as Cary Grant) in a leading role [and probably recording the only production on which they both featured].
- Biography/History:
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Orry-Kelly was the professional name of Orry George Kelly (31 December 1897 - 27 February 1964), who was also known as Jack Kelly. He was a prominent Hollywood costume designer who worked on 295 films in a career which spanned more than 30 years. He was born in Kiama, New South Wales. Until being overtaken by Catherine Martin in 2014, he was Australia's most prolific Oscar winner, having won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design.
- Notes:
- Selected items also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-257398771
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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