Name	Adrian  (Adrian Adolph Greenburg)
Other Name(s)	Gilbert Adrian
Build	Slim
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Date of Birth	March 3, 1903
Birthplace	Naugatuck, Connecticut
Star Sign	Pisces
Died	September 13, 1959 (Aged 56)
Location of Death	Hollywood, California
Cause of Death	heart attack
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Fashion Designer
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Claim to Fame	Gave Joan Crawford shoulder pads
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Quotes

"When the glamour goes for Garbo, it goes for me as well." - the reason Adrian gave for leaving MGM.

Trivia

Briefly portrayed in a movie at Disney`s California Adventure called "Golden Dreams" about the history of California. He is introduced as the person who is designing the costumes for The Wizard of Oz.

He was never even nominated for an Academy Award.

Credited with creating the padded shoulder fashion trend that became a "trademark" of actress Joan Crawford.

Posthumously won Broadway`s 1961 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer (Musical) for "Camelot," along with his co-designer Tony Duquette.

Attended Parson`s School of Design in New York and studied in Paris as well in the early 1920`s.

Adrian never tried to recreate actual historic period clothes, but used the silhouettes as a spring board to create his original designs.

His costumes for the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939) were made entirely of felt.

Died while preparing the costumes for the original Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner`s "Camelot".

Was first hired in Hollywood by Natacha Rambova who had him to assist her on her husband, Rudolph Valentino`s last films.

First gained attention for designing Irving Berlin`s "Music Box Review" on Broadway.

Never won an Academy Award, not even for his costumes for "The Wizard of Oz", yet he is considered by most as Hollywood`s greatest costume designer.

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