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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).
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1974
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1955
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1952
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- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1951
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1951
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1950
- Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1978 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1974 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1971 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1970 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1967 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1965 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1964 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1962 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1960 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1960 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1959 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1958 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1956 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1951 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1951 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1949 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Rear Window
1954Costume Design
1954Costume Design
Sunset Boulevard
1950Costume Design
1950Costume Design
W.C. Fields and Me
1976Costume Design
1976Costume Design
Witness for the Prosecution
1957Costume Design
1957Costume Design
Columbo
1971as Edith Head
1971as Edith Head
Vertigo
1958Costume Design
1958Costume Design
All About Eve
1950Costume Design
1950Costume Design
Double Indemnity
1944Costume Design
1944Costume Design
The Sting
1973Costume Design
1973Costume Design
Roman Holiday
1953Costume Design
1953Costume Design
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962Costume Design
1962Costume Design
The Ten Commandments
1956Costume Design
1956Costume Design
Ace in the Hole
1951Costume Design
1951Costume Design
The Heiress
1949Costume Design
1949Costume Design
St. Louis Blues
1958Costume Design
1958Costume Design
Notorious
1946Costume Design
1946Costume Design
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Costume Design
1969Costume Design
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961Costume Supervisor
1961Costume Supervisor
The Lost Weekend
1945Costume Design
1945Costume Design
The Man Who Would Be King
1975Wardrobe Designer
1975Wardrobe Designer
The Birds
1963Costume Design
1963Costume Design
Sabrina
1954Costume Supervisor
1954Costume Supervisor
Peking Express
1951Costume Design
1951Costume Design
Honeymoon in Bali
1939Costume Design
1939Costume Design
El Dorado
1966Costume Design
1966Costume Design
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956Costume Design
1956Costume Design
Sullivan's Travels
1941Costume Design
1941Costume Design
Ball of Fire
1941Costume Design, Costumer
1941Costume Design, Costumer
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Costume Design
1961Costume Design
The Court Jester
1955Costume Design
1955Costume Design
To Catch a Thief
1955Costume Design
1955Costume Design
Shane
1953Costume Design
1953Costume Design
Come Back, Little Sheba
1952Costume Design
1952Costume Design
A Place in the Sun
1951Costume Design
1951Costume Design
The Big Clock
1948Costume Design
1948Costume Design
My Reputation
1946Costume Design
1946Costume Design
The Lady Eve
1941Costume Design
1941Costume Design
Nothing But the Truth
1941Costume Design
1941Costume Design
Remember the Night
1939Costume Design
1939Costume Design
Hud
1963Costume Design
1963Costume Design
Fear Strikes Out
1957Costume Design
1957Costume Design
White Christmas
1954Costume Design
1954Costume Design
Darling, How Could You!
1951Costume Design
1951Costume Design
The Furies
1950Costume Design
1950Costume Design
Wings
1927Costume Design
1927Costume Design
Barefoot in the Park
1967Costume Design
1967Costume Design
The Great Race
1965Costume Design
1965Costume Design
The Slender Thread
1965Costume Design
1965Costume Design
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965Costume Design
1965Costume Design
Marnie
1964Costume Design
1964Costume Design