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Women I've Undressed
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: William McInnes
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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Women I've Undressed
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Publisher's Summary
Found in a pillowcase, the fabulous long-lost memoirs of a legendary Hollywood designer - and a genuine Australian original.
Orry-Kelly created magic onscreen, from Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon to Some Like It Hot.
He won three Oscars for costume design. He dressed all the biggest stars, from Bette Davis to Marilyn Monroe. He was an Australian. Yet few know who Orry-Kelly really was - until now.
Discovered in a pillowcase, Orry-Kelly's long-lost memoirs reveal a wildly talented and cheeky rascal who lived a big life on and off the set. From his childhood in Kiama to revelling in Sydney's underworld nightlife as a naïve young artist and chasing his dreams of acting in New York, his early life is a wild and exciting ride.
Sharing digs in New York with another aspiring actor, Cary Grant, and partying hard in between auditions, he ekes out a living painting murals for speakeasies before graduating to designing stage sets and costumes.
When the kid from Kiama finally arrives in Hollywood, it's clear his adventures have only just begun.
Fearless, funny and outspoken - Orry-Kelly lived life to the full.
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- Jane
- 25-09-2016
So interesting
I loved it and could not stop listening. The perfect narrator in William McInnes who brought it alive. I found Ory Kelly's story so interesting with much warmth along side incisive reflections of the people he met and worked with. A hidden Australian well worth recognition.
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- jacqueline rozenfeld
- 25-11-2017
Slow-moving and dull
I thought this book would be a lot more interesting than it was.I found it boring and disappointing
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- Missanthropiclilmiss
- 24-01-2017
Orry-Kelly is someone I have heard off.
I have a love of old Hollywood movies. The films, actors and more often any stories associated with the making of these films.
I like reading Memoirs and Biographies. I have a side interest in Costume and Fashion Design, so the names of Edith, Adrian and Orry-Kelly are familiar to me.
William McInnes has done a great job of narration, it's a good idea to have an Australian tell an Australian story.
Orry-Kelly was a perfectionist and a hard worker, the only criticism I have is that Kelly would have used much better pronunciation for some of the non-English names, he was that professional. This was something he definitely wasn't lazy about. As far as I was concerned, McInnes was Kelly.
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