Edith Head
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
October 28, 1897
Birthplace
San Bernadino, California, USA
Died
October 24, 1981 (aged 83)
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).
Best known work
Rear Window
1954
Vertigo
1958
The Birds
1963
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
The Sting
1973
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Roman Holiday
1953
Double Indemnity
1944
The Ten Commandments
1956Filmography
2016
The Women Who Run Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Yearsas Self (archive footage)
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidCostume Design
1981
Edith Headas Self
1980
The Last Married Couple in AmericaCostume Design
1979
1978
Return EngagementCostume Design
1978
The Big FixCostume Design
1978
1978
Olly Olly Oxen FreeCostume Design
1978
SextetteCostume Design
1977
Sunshine ChristmasCostume Design
1977
Sex and the Married WomanCostume Design
1977
Airport '77Costume Design
1976
The Disappearance of AimeeCostume Design
1976
Amelia EarhartCostume Design
1976
Family PlotCostume Design
1976
W.C. Fields and MeCostume Design
1976
Gable and LombardCostume Design
1975
The Man Who Would Be KingWardrobe Designer
1975
Rooster CogburnCostume Design
1975
The Great Waldo PepperCostume Design
1974
1974
Airport 1975Costume Design
1974