Originally from the small coastal town of Kiama, New South Wales, Orry-Kelly went on to become the Chief Costume Designer at Warner Brothers Studios and designed for 285 films, including 42nd Street, Les Girls and Some Like it Hot.
The exhibition will feature letters, clippings, paintings, drawings, archival footage and the spectacular costumes themselves when it opens this winter. ACMI will also screen the 2015 documentary, Women He’s Undressed, by filmmaker Gillian Armstrong.
