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Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff (November 2, 1907 – May 25, 1997) was a hair stylist during Hollywood’s Golden Age who was the first to receive on-screen credit in films. He worked for more than forty years at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios on more than a thousand films. He was instrumental in crafting many of the hairstyles which became the signature looks for numerous film stars. Over his long and distinguished career, Guilaroff's other clients included Elizabeth Taylor, Lana Turner, Greta Garbo, Lena Horne, Greer Garson, Debbie Reynolds, Ann-Margret, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Hedy Lamarr, Kathryn Grayson, Liza Minnelli, Clare Booth Luce, Ginger Rogers, Geraldine Page, Libby Holman, and Nancy Reagan. He was the stylist of choice for such male stars as Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, James Stewart, Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra Guilaroff won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Special for The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) starring Ann-Margret and Claudette Colbert.


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Born:
Nov 2, 1907 In London, England, U.K.
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie New York, New York 1977-06-21
Latest Project:
Movie Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner 2019-05-22
Known For
Poster of Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Poster of Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Poster of Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Filmography
Movie Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner Self (archive footage) 2019-05-22
Movie Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage) 2004-02-03
Movie Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage) 2002-08-01
Movie New York, New York Hairdresser 1977-06-21