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.

Most Famous Work

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North by Northwest

(1959) Hairstylist

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The Time Machine

(1960) Hairstylist

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Singin' in the Rain

(1952) Hair Designer

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Viva Las Vegas

(1964) Hairstylist

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Royal Wedding

(1951) Hair Designer

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How the West Was Won

(1962) Hairstylist

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The Three Musketeers

(1948) Hair Designer

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Father of the Bride

(1950) Hair Designer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Self (archive footage)	Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner 2019-05-22 Movie
2004	Self - Key MGM Hair Designer (archive footage)	Checking Out: Grand Hotel 2004-02-03 Movie
2002	Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)	Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star 2002-08-01 Movie
1995	Self	Inside the Dream Factory 1995-11-01 Movie
1977	Hairdresser	New York, New York 1977-06-21 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Costume & Make-Up

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1989	Hairstylist	Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder 1989-04-09 Movie
1987	Hairdresser	The Two Mrs. Grenvilles 1987-02-08 TV Show
1984	Hairstylist	A Streetcar Named Desire 1984-03-04 Movie
1981	Hairstylist	...All the Marbles 1981-03-01 Movie
1978	Hairstylist	Return Engagement 1978-11-17 Movie
1977	Hair Designer	New York, New York 1977-06-21 Movie
1971	Hairstylist	Carnal Knowledge 1971-06-30 Movie
1969	Hairstylist	The Happy Ending 1969-12-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Gypsy Moths 1969-08-29 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Extraordinary Seaman 1969-05-14 Movie
	Hair Designer	Sweet Charity 1969-02-25 Movie
1968	Hairstylist	The Split 1968-11-04 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968-08-21 Movie
	Hair Designer	Rosemary's Baby 1968-06-12 Movie
	Hairstylist	Speedway 1968-06-07 Movie
	Hairstylist	Stay Away, Joe 1968-03-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	Sol Madrid 1968-02-07 Movie
1967	Hair Designer	The Graduate 1967-12-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	Point Blank 1967-08-30 Movie
	Hairstylist	Divorce American Style 1967-06-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	Don't Make Waves 1967-06-20 Movie
	Hairstylist	Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! 1967-05-10 Movie
	Hairstylist	Hot Rods to Hell 1967-01-27 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Venetian Affair 1967-01-18 Movie
1966	Hairstylist	Gambit 1966-12-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	Grand Prix 1966-12-21 Movie
	Makeup Artist	Grand Prix 1966-12-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	Penelope 1966-11-10 Movie
	Hairstylist	Spinout 1966-10-06 Movie
	Hairstylist	Seconds 1966-10-05 Movie
	Hairstylist	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966-06-22 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 1966-05-25 Movie
1965	Hairstylist	Harum Scarum 1965-12-15 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Great Race 1965-07-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Sandpiper 1965-06-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	Harlow 1965-06-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	Once a Thief 1965-04-24 Movie
	Hairstylist	Girl Happy 1965-04-14 Movie
	Hairstylist	John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965-03-24 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Rounders 1965-01-08 Movie
1964	Hairstylist	The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964-12-31 Movie
	Hairstylist	Sex and the Single Girl 1964-12-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	36 Hours 1964-11-26 Movie
	Hair Designer	Goodbye Charlie 1964-11-18 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Americanization of Emily 1964-10-27 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Outrage 1964-10-07 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Night of the Iguana 1964-08-06 Movie
	Hair Designer	What a Way to Go! 1964-07-31 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964-06-11 Movie
	Hairstylist	7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964-03-18 Movie
	Hairstylist	Kissin' Cousins 1964-03-06 Movie
	Hairstylist	Viva Las Vegas 1964-02-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	Seven Days in May 1964-02-01 Movie
1963	Hairstylist	The Prize 1963-12-25 Movie
	Hair Designer	Sunday in New York 1963-11-13 Movie
	Hairstylist	It Happened at the World's Fair 1963-04-03 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1963-03-27 Movie
1962	Hairstylist	Billy Rose's Jumbo 1962-12-06 Movie
	Hairstylist	How the West Was Won 1962-11-02 Movie
	Hairstylist	Gypsy 1962-11-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Period of Adjustment 1962-10-31 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962-08-07 Movie
	Hairstylist	All Fall Down 1962-04-06 Movie
	Hairstylist	Sweet Bird of Youth 1962-03-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962-02-07 Movie
1961	Hairstylist	The Misfits 1961-02-01 Movie
1960	Hairstylist	Cimarron 1960-12-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	BUtterfield 8 1960-11-04 Movie
	Hairstylist	All the Fine Young Cannibals 1960-09-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	Bells Are Ringing 1960-06-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Time Machine 1960-05-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960-03-31 Movie
	Hairstylist	Home from the Hill 1960-03-03 Movie
1959	Hairstylist	Ask Any Girl 1959-08-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	North by Northwest 1959-07-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	The World, the Flesh and the Devil 1959-05-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Mating Game 1959-04-29 Movie
	Hairstylist	Watusi 1959-03-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	Green Mansions 1959-03-19 Movie
1958	Hairstylist	The Tunnel of Love 1958-11-21 Movie
	Hair Designer	Party Girl 1958-10-28 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Badlanders 1958-09-03 Movie
	Hairstylist	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958-08-29 Movie
	Hairstylist	The High Cost of Loving 1958-05-16 Movie
	Hairstylist	Gigi 1958-05-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Sheepman 1958-05-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Saddle the Wind 1958-03-20 Movie
1957	Hairstylist	Raintree County 1957-12-20 Movie
	Hairstylist	Don't Go Near the Water 1957-11-14 Movie
	Hairstylist	Man on Fire 1957-08-22 Movie
	Hairstylist	Gun Glory 1957-07-19 Movie
	Hairstylist	Silk Stockings 1957-06-28 Movie
	Hair Designer	Designing Woman 1957-05-16 Movie
	Hairstylist	This Could Be the Night 1957-05-14 Movie
	Hairstylist	Ten Thousand Bedrooms 1957-04-03 Movie
1956	Hairstylist	The Opposite Sex 1956-11-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	Tea and Sympathy 1956-09-27 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Power and the Prize 1956-09-26 Movie
	Hair Designer	Lust for Life 1956-09-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	High Society 1956-07-17 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Catered Affair 1956-06-14 Movie
	Hair Designer	Gaby 1956-05-09 Movie
	Hairstylist	Tribute to a Bad Man 1956-03-30 Movie
	Hairstylist	Forbidden Planet 1956-03-23 Movie
	Hair Designer	Meet Me in Las Vegas 1956-03-09 Movie
	Hairstylist	Ransom! 1956-01-24 Movie
1955	Hairstylist	I'll Cry Tomorrow 1955-12-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	It's a Dog's Life 1955-12-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Tender Trap 1955-11-04 Movie
	Hairstylist	Kismet 1955-10-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	Trial 1955-10-07 Movie
	Hairstylist	It's Always Fair Weather 1955-08-30 Movie
	Hair Designer	The King's Thief 1955-08-05 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Cobweb 1955-06-07 Movie
	Hair Designer	Love Me or Leave Me 1955-05-26 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Prodigal 1955-05-06 Movie
	Hairstylist	Hit the Deck 1955-02-24 Movie
	Hairstylist	Jupiter's Darling 1955-02-18 Movie
	Hair Designer	Many Rivers to Cross 1955-02-04 Movie
1954	Hairstylist	Green Fire 1954-12-29 Movie
	Hair Designer	Deep in My Heart 1954-12-09 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954-11-18 Movie
	Hairstylist	Brigadoon 1954-09-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	Her Twelve Men 1954-08-11 Movie
	Hairstylist	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954-07-22 Movie
	Hairstylist	Executive Suite 1954-04-30 Movie
	Hairstylist	Tennessee Champ 1954-03-03 Movie
	Hairstylist	Rose Marie 1954-03-03 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Great Diamond Robbery 1954-01-29 Movie
1953	Hairstylist	Easy to Love 1953-11-26 Movie
	Hairstylist	Kiss Me, Kate 1953-11-26 Movie
	Hair Designer	All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953-11-13 Movie
	Hairstylist	Give a Girl a Break 1953-11-13 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Actress 1953-09-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953-08-14 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Band Wagon 1953-08-07 Movie
	Hairstylist	Dangerous When Wet 1953-06-18 Movie
	Hairstylist	Julius Caesar 1953-06-04 Movie
	Hairstylist	Young Bess 1953-05-29 Movie
	Hairstylist	Remains to Be Seen 1953-05-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	Bright Road 1953-04-17 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Girl Who Had Everything 1953-03-27 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Story of Three Loves 1953-03-26 Movie
	Hairstylist	I Love Melvin 1953-03-20 Movie
	Hairstylist	Lili 1953-03-10 Movie
	Hairstylist	Rogue's March 1953-02-13 Movie
1952	Hairstylist	The Bad and the Beautiful 1952-12-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	Desperate Search 1952-11-19 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Prisoner of Zenda 1952-11-04 Movie
	Hair Designer	Lone Star 1952-10-24 Movie
	Hairstylist	My Man and I 1952-09-05 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Merry Widow 1952-09-05 Movie
	Hair Designer	Fearless Fagan 1952-08-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	Holiday for Sinners 1952-07-25 Movie
	Hair Designer	Shadow in the Sky 1952-07-18 Movie
	Hairstylist	Pat and Mike 1952-06-13 Movie
	Hairstylist	Skirts Ahoy! 1952-05-28 Movie
	Hairstylist	Scaramouche 1952-05-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	Young Man with Ideas 1952-05-02 Movie
	Hairstylist	Carbine Williams 1952-05-01 Movie
	Hair Designer	Singin' in the Rain 1952-04-09 Movie
	Hairstylist	Love Is Better Than Ever 1952-02-23 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Belle of New York 1952-02-22 Movie
	Hairstylist	Invitation 1952-01-29 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Wild North 1952-01-28 Movie
1951	Hair Designer	Too Young to Kiss 1951-11-22 Movie
	Hairstylist	Callaway Went Thataway 1951-11-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Unknown Man 1951-11-09 Movie
	Hair Designer	Quo Vadis 1951-11-08 Movie
	Hair Designer	Angels in the Outfield 1951-10-19 Movie
	Hairstylist	Bannerline 1951-10-12 Movie
	Hairstylist	Texas Carnival 1951-10-05 Movie
	Hair Designer	An American in Paris 1951-09-26 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Strip 1951-08-31 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Tall Target 1951-08-17 Movie
	Hair Designer	Show Boat 1951-07-19 Movie
	Hairstylist	Kind Lady 1951-06-20 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Painted Hills 1951-05-04 Movie
	Hair Designer	Father's Little Dividend 1951-04-05 Movie
	Hair Designer	Cause for Alarm! 1951-03-30 Movie
	Hair Designer	Royal Wedding 1951-03-08 Movie
	Hair Designer	Mr. Imperium 1951-03-02 Movie
	Hairstylist	Inside Straight 1951-03-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Three Guys Named Mike 1951-03-01 Movie
	Hair Designer	Vengeance Valley 1951-02-14 Movie
	Hairstylist	Grounds for Marriage 1951-01-12 Movie
1950	Hairstylist	The Magnificent Yankee 1950-12-20 Movie
	Hair Designer	Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone 1950-12-08 Movie
	Hair Designer	Kim 1950-12-07 Movie
	Hairstylist	Two Weeks with Love 1950-11-10 Movie
	Hair Designer	To Please a Lady 1950-10-13 Movie
	Hair Designer	Right Cross 1950-10-06 Movie
	Hair Designer	Summer Stock 1950-08-31 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Toast of New Orleans 1950-08-24 Movie
	Hairstylist	Duchess of Idaho 1950-07-14 Movie
	Hairstylist	Three Little Words 1950-07-12 Movie
	Hair Designer	Mystery Street 1950-06-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	Shadow on the Wall 1950-05-19 Movie
	Hair Designer	Father of the Bride 1950-05-18 Movie
	Hair Designer	Annie Get Your Gun 1950-05-17 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Asphalt Jungle 1950-05-12 Movie
	Hairstylist	Please Believe Me 1950-05-12 Movie
	Hairstylist	Stars in My Crown 1950-05-11 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Reformer and the Redhead 1950-05-05 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Yellow Cab Man 1950-03-25 Movie
	Hairstylist	Side Street 1950-03-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	Black Hand 1950-03-12 Movie
	Hairstylist	Nancy Goes to Rio 1950-03-10 Movie
	Hairstylist	Ambush 1950-01-13 Movie
1949	Hairstylist	On the Town 1949-12-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	Tension 1949-11-25 Movie
	Hair Designer	Adam's Rib 1949-11-18 Movie
	Hair Designer	That Forsyte Woman 1949-11-03 Movie
	Hair Designer	Challenge to Lassie 1949-10-31 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Red Danube 1949-10-14 Movie
	Hair Designer	Madame Bovary 1949-08-25 Movie
	Hair Designer	In the Good Old Summertime 1949-07-29 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Great Sinner 1949-06-29 Movie
	Hairstylist	Neptune's Daughter 1949-06-10 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Stratton Story 1949-05-12 Movie
	Hairstylist	Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949-03-09 Movie
1948	Hair Designer	Hills of Home 1948-11-25 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Kissing Bandit 1948-11-14 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Three Musketeers 1948-10-20 Movie
	Hair Designer	Julia Misbehaves 1948-08-08 Movie
	Hairstylist	A Date with Judy 1948-07-29 Movie
	Hair Designer	Easter Parade 1948-07-08 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Pirate 1948-06-11 Movie
	Hairstylist	Summer Holiday 1948-04-15 Movie
	Hairstylist	Big City 1948-03-25 Movie
1947	Hair Designer	Good News 1947-12-04 Movie
	Hair Designer	Desire Me 1947-10-31 Movie
	Hair Designer	Song of the Thin Man 1947-08-28 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Hucksters 1947-07-17 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Sea of Grass 1947-04-25 Movie
	Hair Designer	Green Dolphin Street 1947-01-15 Movie
1946	Hair Designer	Lady in the Lake 1946-12-19 Movie
	Hair Designer	Undercurrent 1946-11-11 Movie
	Hair Designer	Two Sisters from Boston 1946-06-06 Movie
	Hairstylist	Two Smart People 1946-06-04 Movie
1945	Hairstylist	Week-End at the Waldorf 1945-10-04 Movie
	Hairstylist	Ziegfeld Follies 1945-08-26 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Valley of Decision 1945-05-03 Movie
1944	Hair Designer	Mrs. Parkington 1944-10-12 Movie
	Hair Designer	Kismet 1944-10-01 Movie
1942	Hairstylist	Panama Hattie 1942-09-30 Movie
	Makeup Artist	Apache Trail 1942-09-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942-08-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Mrs. Miniver 1942-07-03 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Affairs of Martha 1942-06-21 Movie
	Hairstylist	Grand Central Murder 1942-05-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942-03-03 Movie
	Hairstylist	Nazi Agent 1942-03-01 Movie
1941	Hair Designer	Two-Faced Woman 1941-12-31 Movie
	Hairstylist	Married Bachelor 1941-10-16 Movie
	Hair Designer	The Feminine Touch 1941-10-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Lady Be Good 1941-09-18 Movie
	Hair Designer	When Ladies Meet 1941-08-29 Movie
1940	Hairstylist	The Philadelphia Story 1940-12-05 Movie
	Hairstylist	Bitter Sweet 1940-11-08 Movie
	Hair Designer	Escape 1940-11-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	Dulcy 1940-10-04 Movie
	Hairstylist	Boom Town 1940-08-30 Movie
	Hairstylist	Pride and Prejudice 1940-07-26 Movie
	Hair Department Head	Susan and God 1940-06-07 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Shop Around the Corner 1940-01-12 Movie
1939	Hairstylist	Ninotchka 1939-11-23 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Women 1939-09-01 Movie
	Hairstylist	The Ice Follies of 1939 1939-03-10 Movie
	Hairstylist	Idiot's Delight 1939-01-27 Movie
1938	Hairstylist	The Shining Hour 1938-11-18 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv