Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume designer. Born 28 October 1897 in San Bernadino, California, USA. Died 24 October 1981.

36

Titles on Fi1m

80

Average Fi1m score

8

Oscars8 won · 26 nominated

Born

28 October 1897, San Bernadino, California, USA

Died

24 October 1981

Active

1927–1973

Frequently works with

Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Burt Lancaster, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Charles Brackett, Hal B. Wallis, Jerry Lewis

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MOVEMENT MONUMENT--Edith Head, Hollywood costume diva, at opening night of retrospective of her work from 1923 to present at Museum of Science and Industry. (1976) — MOVEMENT MONUMENT--Edith Head, Hollywood costume diva, at opening night of retrospective of her work from 1923 to present at Museum of Science and Industry. (1976)Marianna Diamos, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Edith Head — Edith HeadRothschild Photo Los Angeles., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

SNIP, SNIP—Edith Head is rushing a wedding gown for the Dick Tracy character Gravel Gertie in anticipation of her marriage to B.O. Plenty. Here the Hollywood fa (1946) — SNIP, SNIP—Edith Head is rushing a wedding gown for the Dick Tracy character Gravel Gertie in anticipation of her marriage to B.O. Plenty. Here the Hollywood fa (1946)Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of American actress, dancer and singer Ann Miller and American costume designer Edith Head. (1950) — Photo of American actress, dancer and singer Ann Miller and American costume designer Edith Head. (1950)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Marianna Diamos, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 (licence); Rothschild Photo Los Angeles., Public domain; Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 (licence); Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.