11 Facts About Ray Aghayan

Gorgen Ray Aghayan was an American fashion designer and costume designer for the United States film industry.

Ray Aghayan won an Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for his costume design.

Ray Aghayan was born in Tehran, Iran, to a wealthy Iranian-Armenian family.

Ray Aghayan's mother, widowed when he was young, was a dressmaker for the Pahlavi family.

At age 13, Ray Aghayan assisted in designing for the court of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Ray Aghayan won an Emmy Award in 1967 with his partner Bob Mackie for his work in Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Ray Aghayan was himself nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design three times for his work in Gaily, Gaily in 1970, Lady Sings the Blues in 1973 and Funny Lady in 1976.

Ray Aghayan was responsible for designing the costumes for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.

Ray Aghayan died on October 10,2011, at his home in Los Angeles, California of a myocardial infarction.

Ray Aghayan's mother joined Aghayan in California 30 years after his immigration, and just before the Iranian Revolution.

Ray Aghayan later became the lifetime partner of costume designer Bob Mackie for nearly 50 years.