Edith Head - Wikipedia
Edith Claire Head (née Posenor, [1] October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design [3] between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history.
Edith Head - IMDb
Edith Head. Costume Designer: Roman Holiday. Edith was the chief costume designer for Universal Studios having started her career as a sketch artist at Paramount. Sweet Charity was her 1,130th film, Over the years she had over30 Oscar nominations of which she won 7.
30 Fantastic Movie Costumes by the Legendary Edith Head - The …
Oct 28, 2013 · Name a classic film starring a female legend from the golden age of cinema, and she’s likely felt the cool embrace of Edith Head’s tape measure. Click through our slideshow of 30 of her most fantastic costumes from film — and get some inspiration for your Netflix queue.
Classic Hollywood: Edith Head, the best sort of designing woman
Aug 2, 2014 · Eight-time Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head once explained that what she did was a cross between “magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are...
Edith Head - Biography - IMDb
Edith Head. Costume Designer: Roman Holiday. Edith was the chief costume designer for Universal Studios having started her career as a sketch artist at Paramount. Sweet Charity was her 1,130th film, Over the years she had over30 Oscar nominations of which she won 7.
Edith Head | Biography, Notable Movies & Designs | Britannica
Oct 24, 2024 · Edith Head (born Oct. 28, 1897, San Bernardino, Calif., U.S.—died Oct. 24, 1981, Hollywood, Calif.) was an American motion-picture costume designer. Head was the daughter of a mining engineer, and she grew up in various towns and camps in Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico.
Edith Head | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and …
Edith Head. A winner of eight Academy Awards for Costume Design, Edith Head helped define the style of classic Hollywood with her striking work at Paramount and Universal.
A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD by Susan Claassen and …
INSIDE EDITH’S HEAD. The celebrated film costume designer Edith Head is receiving a Valentine at the El Portal. No other celebrity could wish more than what actress (and co-author with biographer Paddy Calistro) Susan Claassen has done: a spot-on, almost uncanny impersonation of a cult figure (Head won 8 Oscars for design) that has us walk down memory …
Edith Head: The most honored costume designer in Oscar history
Jan 17, 2013 · The legendary costume designer also holds the record for most nominations for a woman, a mind-boggling 35 over her nearly six decade career. From 1927-1979 Head dressed just about every actress...
Bios - Edith Head's Hollywood
Edith Head was undoubtedly Hollywood’s most famous costume designer, or “magician,” as she liked to call herself. Her career spanned fifty-eight years of movie making.