Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Born
Nov 02, 1907
Died
May 25, 1997
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
296 titles
Sydney Guilaroff
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Hairstylist
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Hairdresser
A Streetcar Named Desire
Hairstylist
Regina Roma
Hairstylist
...All the Marbles
Hairstylist
Return Engagement
Hairstylist
New York, New York
Hairdresser
The Blue Bird
Hairstylist
Carnal Knowledge
Hairstylist
The Happy Ending
Hairstylist
Marlowe
Hairstylist
The Gypsy Moths
Hairstylist
The Extraordinary Seaman
Hairstylist
Sweet Charity
Hair Designer
The Split
Hairstylist
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Hairstylist
Rosemary's Baby
Hair Designer
Speedway
Hairstylist
Stay Away, Joe
Hairstylist
The Power
Hairstylist
Sol Madrid
Hairstylist
The Graduate
Hair Designer
Point Blank
Hairstylist
Divorce American Style
Hairstylist
Don't Make Waves
Hairstylist
Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!
Hairstylist
Return of the Gunfighter
Hairstylist
Hot Rods to Hell
Hairstylist
Grand Prix
Hairstylist
Gambit
Hairstylist
The Venetian Affair
Hairstylist
Penelope
Hairstylist
Spinout
Hairstylist
Seconds
Hairstylist
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Hairstylist
Hold On!
Hairstylist
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Hairstylist
Harum Scarum
Hairstylist
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Hairstylist
The Great Race
Hair Designer
The Sandpiper
Hairstylist
Harlow
Hairstylist
Once a Thief
Hairstylist
Girl Happy
Hairstylist
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Hairstylist
The Rounders
Hair Designer
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Hairstylist