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Wednesday\, Se ptember 22nd. 7:00 PM. In 1933\, “Fortune” magazine suggested to the Ameri can fashion industry that they could benefit from the showmanship demonstr ated by the Hollywood designers in order to compete with the French coutur iers. The Hollywood designer “Fortune” most praised was Adrian of M-G-M. I t was a logical choice as Adrian’s design for Joan Crawford in the 1932 fi lm “Letty Lynton” dominated the fashion industry for the next two years. J oin us for Adrian\, American Designer\, Hollywood Original by Richard Matu konis-Adkins.
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\nDespite offers to go into the retail business as early as 19 28\, Adrian did not enter the commercial fashion world until 1942\, after leaving M-G-M\, but taking his fame with him. In 1944 he would win the pre stigious Coty Award for fashion design. One of the reasons he did so was h is innovative Trompe l’oiel painted imagery on fabric\, a tasteful solutio n to the L-85 fabric restrictions of World War II. So proud of the award w as Adrian that he added the line “American Designer” to all his advertisem ents in the prestigious fashion magazines.
\nBy 1952\, he had achiev ed all his dreams. He was famous\, successful\, married to a lovely woman\ , movie star Janet Gaynor\, father to a son\, Robin\, had traveled to Afri ca\, and was working happily in fashion\, theatre\, and fine art. Unfortun ately\, a weak heart demanded he give up his fashion business. His “retire ment” however\, was hardly inactive.
\nAttendance at a film festival in Brazil in 1952 led the Adrians to build – by hand – a home outside the new capital of Brasilia. They spent half their year in Brazil and half in Los Angeles. Janet made a return to movies in 1957\, and Adrian designed his first stage production since 1924\, a musical version of his film hit “Grand Hotel”. Dual offers came to Janet and Adrian to continue theatrical work\, her to star in “Midnight Sun” with Arthur Hill\, and for Adrian to design for the musical which became “Camelot” and for which he was awarde d a posthumous Tony Award\, shared with Tony Duquette\, who completed the production after Adrian suddenly died three months into the assignment.
\nThe nostalgia boom began just a few years after Adrian’s passing\, b
ut the surviving pieces of his film work were soon commanding high prices
at auctions\, with the Judy Garland-worn ruby slippers becoming the most v
aluable of all movie artifacts. Also\, his couturier work began to be pres
ented in museum exhibitions all over the world.
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son\, Robin\, neither Janet nor Adrian dwelt in the past. He would probabl
y be a little surprised at the attention his work still receives\, but wou
ld nonetheless be pleased about it\, I’m sure.
I have studied Adri an and his work for the last two decades\, with the result being my book\, “Adrian – American Designer\, Hollywood Original” and I am pleased to be able to share new information with those familiar with his work and to int roduce him to new audiences who know the designer\, but not as much about the man.
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had thoughts of writing a book\, let alone one on the paranormal. He was n
ot someone totally convinced of the existence of ghosts or spiritual haunt
ings-until he started working at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. After
twenty-two years working at the mansion\, he woke up one night with the i
dea of writing a book about the stories he has heard as well as his own ex
periences. Ghosts of Greystone – Beverly Hills is a landmark exposé of eye
witness accounts detailing supernatural activity associated with this extr
aordinary location.
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\nHaving been approached by many guests\, patrons\, and employees over the years\, Keith has heard it all. “Two tourists walked up to me and asked how they could get inside the mansion for the tour. When I told them the interior i s closed to the public one replied\, ‘Oh\, because we saw a man in period clothing staring out the window and we thought he was part of the tour.’” This marks just one encounter of 237 paranormal stories documented at Grey stone Mansion. Keith spent nearly three years researching the supernatural activity at the estate. With 86 interviews\, including guests of the park \, City staff\, police officers\, movie crew personnel\, and janitorial se rvices\, Ghosts of Greystone – Beverly Hills promises you a riveting histo ry and ghostly encounters. For more than two decades\, the mystery surroun ding the strange events taking place in and around Greystone Mansion has b een suppressed\, ignored\, and disbelieved. Along with rare photographs an d intriguing details about the landscape and architecture\, Keith delves i nto the family of Ned and Lucy Doheny\, including the fateful murder/suici de on the night of February 16\, 1929\, and other unfortunate deaths that surround these enigmatic grounds that may have stoked the paranormal fire of activity. “People from all over the world come to visit this iconic loc ation. They want to peek behind the curtain and observe this ghostly estat e for themselves. Ghosts of Greystone – Beverly Hills will allow them to d o just that.”
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