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Adrian was one of the most famous designers in the fashion industry, designing gowns for some of Hollywood's elite, including Katharine Hepburn, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo. His most famous costumes were designed for The Wizard of Oz and hundreds of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films between and He was usually credited onscreen with "Gowns by Adrian.

Adrian was openly gay; however, he was married to the screen actress and Academy Award winner Janet Gaynor, presumably to avoid the anti-gay sentiment common during this time. In Adrian was hired as a costume designer by Cecil B. DeMille's independent film studio.

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After a few months, he signed a contract as head designer, ultimately remaining for thirteen years and films. They both said they were happily married and they remained so until his death in They were the parents of one child, a son named Robin, born Adrian died 13 September in Hollywood at the age of Hollywood, Sept. He died shortly before the arrival from New York of his wife, Oscar-winning actress Janet Gaynor, and their son, Robin, They were summoned when he suffered a stroke Saturday.

Adrian, 56, and Miss Gaynor were married at Yuma, Ariz. The actress, who won her Oscar for her role in "Seventh Heaven," went into semi-retirement. Adrian retired a few years ago.