Married Relationship facts

Married Aug 1939

Hollywood golden-era costume designer
Gilbert Adrian

Adrian Adolph Greenburg

Age

55 (approx.)

Born

Tuesday 03 Mar 1903

Died

1959

Other Partners

Professional Partners

Siblings

Other Partners

Paul Gregory

Married

24 Dec 1964

Lydell Peck

Divorced

married Sep 1929
divorce 1935

Professional Partners

Janet Gaynor Siblings

Helen Gainer

Sister

Winner of the first ever Oscar for Best Actress 
Janet Gaynor

Laura Augusta Gainer

Age

77

Born

Saturday 06 Oct 1906

Died

4 Sep 1984

His Other Children

Children Together

Robin Adrian

born 1940, age 78 (approx.)

Her Other Children

Gilbert Adrian
Bio Details

Full name

Adrian Adolph Greenburg

Also known as

Adrian

Gender

Male

Age

55 (approx.)

Date of birth

Tuesday 03 Mar 1903

Birth place

Connecticut, USA

Date of death:

1959

Occupations

Costume Designer

Fashion Designer

Education

Parsons School of Design, Greenwich Village, New York, United States

Changed his name to Gilber Adrian in 1933, taking his father's name as his own.
Designed the costumes for The Wizard of Oz including those famous ruby slippers and other MGM productions of the 1930s and 1940s.
Adrian worked with some of the biggest female stars of the day like Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Jeanette MacDonald, Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford. He also designed for many of their personal wardrobes.
His signature look in the 1940s is often remembered as the look of the period: padded shoulders, slim jacket with  that emphasized the shoulder and the triangular line and a pencil skirt.

Trivia

Gilbert Adrian Family

Gilbert Adrian's parents:

Gilbert Adrian's father was Gilbert Adrian Gilbert Adrian's mother was Helena Greenberg


Gilbert Adrian's children:

Gilbert Adrian's son is Robin Adrian


Gilbert Adrian's current partners:

Gilbert Adrian's wife was Janet Gaynor


Gilbert Adrian's in laws:

Gilbert Adrian's father in law was Frank Gainer Gilbert Adrian's mother in law is Laura Gainer Gilbert Adrian's step-father in law is Harry Jones Gilbert Adrian's sister in law is Helen Gainer


Janet Gaynor
Bio Details

Full name

Laura Augusta Gainer

Gender

Female

Age

77

Date of birth

Saturday 06 Oct 1906

Birth place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of death:

4 Sep 1984

Place of death

Palm Springs, California, USA

Cause of death

Pneumonia

Occupations

Extra

Stenographer

Silent Movie Actress (1924 - 1939)

Actress (1928)

Gourmet Cook (1965)

Education

Hollywood Secretarial School, Hollywood, California, United States

Acadamy Awards

1929: The first ever actress to recieve an Oscar for Best Actress in Seventh Heaven.
1978: Received a special award for the "pleasure and entertainment" she had brought to film fans worldwide
One of the most popular leading ladies of film in the 1920's and 30's and Hollywood's most highly paid actress.  By 1934 she was receiving a yearly salary of $252,583 from Fox Films.

Trivia

Salary

$300.00 (US Dollar, 1927)

She received $300 per week from 1927. A year earlier she was earning $100 per week.

Janet Gaynor Family

Janet Gaynor's parents:

Janet Gaynor's father was Frank Gainer Janet Gaynor's mother is Laura Gainer Janet Gaynor's step-father is Harry Jones


Janet Gaynor's children:

Janet Gaynor's son is Robin Adrian


Janet Gaynor's current partners:

Janet Gaynor's husband was Gilbert Adrian Janet Gaynor's husband was Paul Gregory


Janet Gaynor's former partners:

Janet Gaynor's former husband is Lydell Peck


Janet Gaynor's siblings:

Janet Gaynor's sister is Helen Gainer


Janet Gaynor's in laws:

Janet Gaynor's father in law was Gilbert Adrian Janet Gaynor's mother in law was Helena Greenberg


Janet Gaynor FameChain Links

Academy Award Winners 1929 - The 1st

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