---
name: "Adrian"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adrian"
fi1m_id: "adrian"
imdb_id: "nm0012424"
tmdb_id: 9064
wikidata_id: "Q1366554"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "3 March 1903"
died: "13 September 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-09-25T06:06:57.231794+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adrian

## Identity

Adrian

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adrian
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adrian
- **IMDb ID:** nm0012424
- **TMDB ID:** 9064
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1366554
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_(costume_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1366554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012424/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9064

Costume designer. Born 3 March 1903 in Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA. Died 13 September 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 3 March 1903, Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 13 September 1959
- **Active:** 1925–1948
- **Also known as:** Adrian Adolph Greenberg, Gilbert Adrian
- **Frequently works with:** [Claudine West](https://film.one/person/claudine-west.md), [Irving Thalberg](https://film.one/person/irving-thalberg.md), [Frank Morgan](https://film.one/person/frank-morgan.md), [George Cukor](https://film.one/person/george-cukor.md), [Greta Garbo](https://film.one/person/greta-garbo.md), [James Stewart](https://film.one/person/james-stewart.md), [Norma Shearer](https://film.one/person/norma-shearer.md), [Alfred Hitchcock](https://film.one/person/alfred-hitchcock.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 70 (1), 1930s 72 (11), 1940s 76 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 76 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Romance 13, Drama 11, Comedy 5, Music 4, Adventure 2, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 32 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $58m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_(costume_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1366554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012424/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9064

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Wizard of Oz*](https://film.one/film/the-wizard-of-oz.md) (91)
- **Tubi:** [*The Philadelphia Story*](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md) (84)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Bishop's Wife*](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md) (74)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Eagle*](https://film.one/film/the-eagle.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adrian, born Adrian Adolph Greenberg, was an American costume designer. He worked under the professional name Adrian, and was sometimes credited as Gilbert Adrian. He began his career designing for stage productions including Irving Berlin revues before moving to Hollywood.

He became head costume designer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1928 to 1941, creating costumes for more than 250 films, usually credited as "Gowns by Adrian". His work includes *The Wizard of Oz* (1939), *Grand Hotel* (1932), *Ninotchka* (1939), *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943) and *Rope* (1948). He left MGM in 1941 to establish his own fashion house.

Adrian was born on 3 March 1903 in Naugatuck, Connecticut, and died on 13 September 1959 in Hollywood, California. He was married to actress Janet Gaynor from 1939 until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

- *Rope* (1948), Fi1m 76, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/rope.md)
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Fi1m 74, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Fi1m 88, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md)
- *Blossoms in the Dust* (1941), Fi1m 58, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/blossoms-in-the-dust.md)
- *The Mortal Storm* (1940), Fi1m 76, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-storm.md)
- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Fi1m 84, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)
- *Ninotchka* (1939), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/ninotchka.md)
- *The Wizard of Oz* (1939), Fi1m 91, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wizard-of-oz.md)
- *Camille* (1936), Fi1m 82, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/camille.md)
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1936), Fi1m 63, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet.md)
- *San Francisco* (1936), Fi1m 71, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *The Great Ziegfeld* (1936), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-ziegfeld.md)
- *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935), Fi1m 72, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/broadway-melody-of-1936.md)
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Fi1m 64, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *Queen Christina* (1934), Fi1m 64, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/queen-christina.md)
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Fi1m 72, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md)
- *Smilin' Through* (1932), Fi1m 67, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/smilin-through.md)
- *The Eagle* (1925), Fi1m 70, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle.md)

## Complete filmography (247)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *That's Entertainment! III* (1994), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Lovely to Look At* (1952), Costume Design
- *Smart Woman* (1948), Costume Designer
- *Rope* (1948), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/rope.md)
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *Possessed* (1947), Costume Design
- *Humoresque* (1947), Costume Design
- *Hi Diddle Diddle* (1943), Costume Design
- *Keeper of the Flame* (1943), Costume Design
- *They Got Me Covered* (1943), Costume Design
- *The Crystal Ball* (1943), Costume Design
- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Costume Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md)
- *Woman of the Year* (1942), Costume Design
- *Two-Faced Woman* (1941), Costume Design
- *The Feminine Touch* (1941), Costume Design
- *Smilin' Through* (1941), Costume Design
- *Lady Be Good* (1941), Costume Designer
- *When Ladies Meet* (1941), Costume Design
- *Blossoms in the Dust* (1941), Costume Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/blossoms-in-the-dust.md)
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (1941), Costume Design
- *A Woman's Face* (1941), Costume Design
- *Ziegfeld Girl* (1941), Costume Design
- *Rage in Heaven* (1941), Costume Design
- *Come Live with Me* (1941), Costume Design
- *Comrade X* (1940), Costume Design
- *The Philadelphia Story* (1940), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-philadelphia-story.md)
- *Gallant Sons* (1940), Costume Design
- *Bitter Sweet* (1940), Costume Design
- *Escape* (1940), Costume Design
- *Dulcy* (1940), Costume Design
- *Boom Town* (1940), Costume Designer
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1940), Costume Design
- *New Moon* (1940), Costume Design
- *The Mortal Storm* (1940), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-storm.md)
- *Susan and God* (1940), Costume Design
- *Florian* (1940), Costume Design
- *Waterloo Bridge* (1940), Costume Design
- *Strange Cargo* (1940), Costume Design
- *Broadway Melody of 1940* (1940), Costume Design
- *I Take This Woman* (1940), Costume Design
- *Balalaika* (1939), Costume Design
- *Ninotchka* (1939), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/ninotchka.md)
- *The Women* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Wizard of Oz* (1939), Costume Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wizard-of-oz.md)
- *Broadway Serenade* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Ice Follies of 1939* (1939), Costume Design
- *Honolulu* (1939), Costume Designer
- *Idiot's Delight* (1939), Costume Design
- *Sweethearts* (1938), Costume Design
- *Dramatic School* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Shining Hour* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Great Waltz* (1938), Costume Design
- *Vacation from Love* (1938), Costume Design
- *Three Loves Has Nancy* (1938), Costume Design
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Shopworn Angel* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Toy Wife* (1938), Costume Design
- *Mannequin* (1938), Costume Design
- *Love Is a Headache* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Last Gangster* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Firefly* (1937), Costume Design
- *Conquest* (1937), Costume Design
- *Double Wedding* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Bride Wore Red* (1937), Costume Design
- *Broadway Melody of 1938* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Emperor's Candlesticks* (1937), Costume Design
- *Parnell* (1937), Costume Design
- *Hollywood Party* (1937), Costume Design
- *Maytime* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Last of Mrs. Cheyney* (1937), Costume Design
- *Camille* (1936), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/camille.md)
- *Born to Dance* (1936), Costume Design
- *Love on the Run* (1936), Costume Design
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1936), Costume Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet.md)
- *The Gorgeous Hussy* (1936), Costume Design
- *San Francisco* (1936), Costume Design — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/san-francisco.md)
- *The Great Ziegfeld* (1936), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-great-ziegfeld.md)
- *Wife vs. Secretary* (1936), Costume Design
- *Rose Marie* (1936), Costume Design
- *I Live My Life* (1935), Costume Design
- *Broadway Melody of 1936* (1935), Costume Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/broadway-melody-of-1936.md)
- *Anna Karenina* (1935), Costume Designer
- *China Seas* (1935), Costume Design
- *No More Ladies* (1935), Costume Design
- *Mark of the Vampire* (1935), Costume Design
- *Reckless* (1935), Costume Design
- *Naughty Marietta* (1935), Costume Designer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/naughty-marietta.md)
- *After Office Hours* (1935), Costume Design
- *Biography of a Bachelor Girl* (1935), Costume Design
- *Forsaking All Others* (1934), Costume Design
- *What Every Woman Knows* (1934), Costume Design
- *Outcast Lady* (1934), Costume Design
- *The Barretts of Wimpole Street* (1934), Costume Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barretts-of-wimpole-street.md)
- *Chained* (1934), Costume Design
- *The Girl from Missouri* (1934), Costume Design
- *Paris Interlude* (1934), Costume Design
- *Operator 13* (1934), Costume Designer
- *Hollywood Party* (1934), Costume Design
- *Sadie McKee* (1934), Costume Design
- *Men in White* (1934), Costume Design
- *Riptide* (1934), Costume Design
- *The Mystery of Mr. X* (1934), Costume Design
- *The Cat and the Fiddle* (1934), Costume Design
- *Queen Christina* (1934), Costume Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/queen-christina.md)
- *Nana* (1934), Costume Design
- *Dinner at Eight* (1933), Costume Design
- *Going Hollywood* (1933), Costume Design
- *The Women in His Life* (1933), Costume Design
- *Should Ladies Behave* (1933), Costume Design
- *Dancing Lady* (1933), Costume Design
- *Bombshell* (1933), Costume Design
- *Stage Mother* (1933), Costume Design
- *The Solitaire Man* (1933), Costume Design
- *Penthouse* (1933), Costume Design
- *Beauty for Sale* (1933), Costume Design
- *Turn Back the Clock* (1933), Costume Design
- *The Stranger's Return* (1933), Costume Design
- *Another Language* (1933), Costume Design
- *Midnight Mary* (1933), Costume Design
- *Hold Your Man* (1933), Costume Design
- *When Ladies Meet* (1933), Costume Design
- *Reunion in Vienna* (1933), Costume Design
- *Storm at Daybreak* (1933), Costume Design
- *Peg o' My Heart* (1933), Costume Design
- *Made on Broadway* (1933), Costume Design
- *The Barbarian* (1933), Costume Design
- *Looking Forward* (1933), Costume Design
- *Gabriel Over the White House* (1933), Costume Design
- *The White Sister* (1933), Costume Design
- *Secrets* (1933), Costume Designer
- *Today We Live* (1933), Costume Design
- *Men Must Fight* (1933), Costume Design
- *The Secret of Madame Blanche* (1933), Costume Design
- *Strange Interlude* (1932), Costume Design
- *Rasputin and the Empress* (1932), Costume Design
- *The Son-Daughter* (1932), Costume Design
- *The Mask of Fu Manchu* (1932), Costume Design
- *Payment Deferred* (1932), Costume Design
- *Red Dust* (1932), Costume Design
- *Faithless* (1932), Costume Design
- *Smilin' Through* (1932), Costume Design — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/smilin-through.md)
- *Grand Hotel* (1932), Costume Design
- *Blondie of the Follies* (1932), Costume Design
- *The Washington Masquerade* (1932), Costume Design
- *Unashamed* (1932), Costume Design
- *Red-Headed Woman* (1932), Costume Design
- *As You Desire Me* (1932), Costume Design
- *Huddle* (1932), Costume Design
- *Letty Lynton* (1932), Costume Design
- *But the Flesh Is Weak* (1932), Costume Design
- *The Wet Parade* (1932), Costume Design
- *Polly of the Circus* (1932), Costume Design
- *Arsène Lupin* (1932), Costume Design
- *The Beast of the City* (1932), Costume Design
- *Lovers Courageous* (1932), Costume Design
- *Emma* (1932), Costume Design
- *Mata Hari* (1931), Costume Design
- *Private Lives* (1931), Costume Design
- *Possessed* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Cuban Love Song* (1931), Costume Design
- *Flying High* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Sin of Madelon Claudet* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Guardsman* (1931), Costume Design
- *Susan Lenox* (1931), Costume Design
- *This Modern Age* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Squaw Man* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Man in Possession* (1931), Costume Design
- *Five and Ten* (1931), Costume Design
- *A Free Soul* (1931), Costume Design
- *Laughing Sinners* (1931), Costume Design
- *Strangers May Kiss* (1931), Costume Design
- *Dance, Fools, Dance* (1931), Costume Design
- *Inspiration* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Bachelor Father* (1931), Costume Design
- *Paid* (1930), Costume Design
- *New Moon* (1930), Costume Design
- *Anna Christie* (1930), Costume Design
- *Passion Flower* (1930), Costume Design
- *A Lady's Morals* (1930), Costume Design
- *Madam Satan* (1930), Costume Design
- *Romance* (1930), Costume Designer
- *Our Blushing Brides* (1930), Costume Design
- *Let Us Be Gay* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Florodora Girl* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Lady of Scandal* (1930), Costume Design
- *In Gay Madrid* (1930), Costume Design
- *Every Woman's Longing* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Divorcee* (1930), Costume Designer
- *This Mad World* (1930), Costume Design
- *Redemption* (1930), Costume Design
- *Montana Moon* (1930), Costume Design
- *A Lady to Love* (1930), Costume Design
- *Anna Christie* (1930), Costume Design
- *Not So Dumb* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Rogue Song* (1930), Costume Design
- *Their Own Desire* (1929), Costume Design
- *Devil-May-Care* (1929), Costume Design
- *Dynamite* (1929), Costume Design
- *Untamed* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Kiss* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Thirteenth Chair* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Unholy Night* (1929), Costume Design
- *Our Modern Maidens* (1929), Costume Design
- *Marianne* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Single Standard* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Last of Mrs. Cheyney* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Trial of Mary Dugan* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Bridge of San Luis Rey* (1929), Costume Design
- *Wild Orchids* (1929), Costume Design
- *A Single Man* (1929), Costume Designer
- *A Woman of Affairs* (1928), Costume Designer
- *A Lady of Chance* (1928), Costume Design
- *Dream of Love* (1928), Costume Design
- *The Masks of the Devil* (1928), Costume Design
- *Man-Made Women* (1928), Costume Design
- *The Godless Girl* (1928), Costume Design
- *Walking Back* (1928), Costume Design
- *Skyscraper* (1928), Costume Design
- *Midnight Madness* (1928), Costume Design
- *The Blue Danube* (1928), Costume Design
- *Stand and Deliver* (1928), Costume Design
- *What Price Beauty?* (1928), Costume Design
- *Let 'Er Go Gallegher* (1928), Costume Design
- *A Ship Comes In* (1928), Costume Design
- *Almost Human* (1927), Costume Design
- *Chicago* (1927), Costume Design
- *My Friend from India* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Main Event* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Wreck of the Hesperus* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Forbidden Woman* (1927), Costume Design
- *Dress Parade* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Wise Wife* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Angel of Broadway* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Fighting Eagle* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Country Doctor* (1927), Costume Design
- *Vanity* (1927), Costume Design
- *The King of Kings* (1927), Costume Design
- *The Little Adventuress* (1927), Costume Design
- *Young April* (1926), Costume Designer
- *Gigolo* (1926), Costume Design
- *For Alimony Only* (1926), Costume Design
- *Fig Leaves* (1926), Costume Design
- *The Volga Boatman* (1926), Costume Design
- *The Road to Yesterday* (1925), Costume Design
- *The Eagle* (1925), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle.md)
- *Her Sister from Paris* (1925), Costume Design
- *Cobra* (1925), Costume Design

## Gallery

- ![Adrian](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-aa79047f9eda.jpg) Adrian — Philippe Halsman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Fashion_designer_Adrian%2C_1944.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Evening dress with imagery created by Dali, 1947, by AdrianDress, Dreams and Desire at FIT (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-5f30bf5511ef.jpg) Evening dress with imagery created by Dali, 1947, by AdrianDress, Dreams and Desire at FIT (2025) — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Adrian_evening_dress_designed_by_Dali_%2824154%29.jpg/1280px-Adrian_evening_dress_designed_by_Dali_%2824154%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Fiorello La Guardia and Gilbert Adrian during Coty American Fashion Critics Awards. (1945)](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-abae65ae66b8.jpg) Fiorello La Guardia and Gilbert Adrian during Coty American Fashion Critics Awards. (1945) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Fiorello_La_Guardia_and_Adrian_during_Coty_American_Fashion_Critics.jpg/1280px-Fiorello_La_Guardia_and_Adrian_during_Coty_American_Fashion_Critics.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gilbert Adrian salon in Beverly Hills. The plaster prop was made by Tony Duquette. (1940)](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-dc190e9383ba.jpg) Gilbert Adrian salon in Beverly Hills. The plaster prop was made by Tony Duquette. (1940) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Gilbert_Adrian_salon_at_Beverly_Hills.jpg/1280px-Gilbert_Adrian_salon_at_Beverly_Hills.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adrian](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-8ecf2158074b.jpg) Adrian — Image via TMDB
- ![Gilbert Adrian salon in Beverly Hills. The plaster prop was made by Tony Duquette. (1940)](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-e7c431e59ead.jpg) Gilbert Adrian salon in Beverly Hills. The plaster prop was made by Tony Duquette. (1940) — Beryl and Rene, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Gilbert_Adrian_salon_in_Beverly_Hills-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gilbert Adrian salon in Beverly Hills. The plaster prop was made by Tony Duquette. (1940)](https://film.one/media/person/104626/gallery-b448e3a8d8d3.jpg) Gilbert Adrian salon in Beverly Hills. The plaster prop was made by Tony Duquette. (1940) — Unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Gilbert_Adrian_salon_in_Beverly_Hills.jpg/1280px-Gilbert_Adrian_salon_in_Beverly_Hills.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical 1961: Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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