Biography
Orry-Kelly, born Orry George Kelly, was an Australian-American costume designer. He was born on 31 December 1897 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, and died on 27 February 1964 in Los Angeles, California.
He moved to Hollywood in 1932 and was hired by Warner Bros. as chief costume designer, remaining there until 1944 before freelancing for other studios. He worked on numerous films, including Casablanca (1942), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), An American in Paris (1951), Harvey (1950), I Confess (1953) and Irma la Douce (1963).
Orry-Kelly won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, for An American in Paris (1951), Les Girls (1957) and Some Like It Hot (1959), and received a further nomination for Gypsy (1962).
