Sydney Guilaroff
An image from The Philadelphia Story, one of the productions that also features Sydney Guilaroff.
Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

November 2, 1907 — London, England, UK

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.

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

1960