WomenHe’sUndressedisacinemalengthdocumentarythatexploresthelifeofAustralia’smostprolificcostumedesigner.UntilnowOrry-Kellyhasbeenunacknowledgedinhiscountryofbirthandprettywellforgottenintheadoptedcountryofhisgreatestsuccess.DuringtheboomyearsofHollywoodhewasthecostumedesigneronanastonishing282motionpictures.HedesignedforthestarslikeMarilynMunroe,BetteDavis,HumphreyBogart,RosalindRussell,ErrolFlynnandmanymoreoftheimmortals.HisfilmsincludedSomeLikeItHot,Casablanca,AnAmericaninParisandNow,Voyager.Orry-Kelly(Jacktohisfriends)wonthreeAcademyAwardsandwasnominatedforafourth.Orry-KellywasHeadofWarnerBrothersCostumeDepartmentduringtherichestperiodofAmericanfilm,theestablishmentofthedreamfactoryanditseffectonmassculture.Hewasoutrageous,witty,outspoken,adrinkeranduncompromisingbuthesurvivedpartiallyprotectedbyhisfriendshipwithJackandAnn...WrittenbyDamienParer
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