Edith Head

🎂 Born: 1897-10-28📍 San Bernadino, California, USA

Biography

Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, starting with The Heiress (1949) and ending with The Sting (1973).

Known For

The Oscar

Edith Head

Self

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Self (archive footage)

The Pleasure of His Company

Dress Designer (uncredited)

Lucy Gallant

Edith Head

The Costume Designer

Self (uncredited)

Hollywood Extra Girl

Edith Head (uncredited)

The Women Who Run Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith Head

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