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Edith Head

Costume & Make Up
83 years oldSan 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).

Personal Details

Born
October 28, 1897 - October 24, 1981 (age 83)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
San Bernadino, California, USA
Known For
Costume & Make Up

Also Known As

Edith Claire Posener

Movies (44)

The Women Who Run Hollywood
7.1

The Women Who Run Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7.5

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as Self (archive footage)

2002

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.7

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1982

Edith Head

Edith Head

as Self

1981

The Last Married Couple in America
4.2

The Last Married Couple in America

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1980

Return Engagement
6.0

Return Engagement

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1978

The Big Fix
5.7

The Big Fix

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1978

Olly Olly Oxen Free
4.5

Olly Olly Oxen Free

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1978

Sextette
3.7

Sextette

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1978

Sunshine Christmas

Sunshine Christmas

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1977

Sex and the Married Woman
2.3

Sex and the Married Woman

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1977

Airport '77
5.6

Airport '77

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1977

The Disappearance of Aimee
8.0

The Disappearance of Aimee

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1976

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1976

Family Plot
6.8

Family Plot

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1976

W.C. Fields and Me
7.8

W.C. Fields and Me

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1976

Gable and Lombard
4.5

Gable and Lombard

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1976

The Man Who Would Be King
7.5

The Man Who Would Be King

Wardrobe Designer (Costume & Make-Up)

1975

Rooster Cogburn
6.4

Rooster Cogburn

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1975

The Great Waldo Pepper
6.5

The Great Waldo Pepper

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1975

Airport 1975
5.7

Airport 1975

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1974

The Sting
8.0

The Sting

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1973

The Don Is Dead
5.8

The Don Is Dead

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1973

A Doll's House
4.4

A Doll's House

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1973

Showdown
6.1

Showdown

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1973

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
6.4

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1972

Pete 'n' Tillie
5.8

Pete 'n' Tillie

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1972

Hammersmith Is Out
5.7

Hammersmith Is Out

Costumer (Costume & Make-Up)

1972

The Screaming Woman
6.8

The Screaming Woman

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1972

Sometimes a Great Notion
7.0

Sometimes a Great Notion

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1971

Myra Breckinridge
4.5

Myra Breckinridge

Costumer (Costume & Make-Up)

1970

Colossus: The Forbin Project
6.9

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1970

Airport
6.5

Airport

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1970

Skullduggery
4.5

Skullduggery

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1970

Story of a Woman

Story of a Woman

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1970

Topaz
6.0

Topaz

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

Downhill Racer
5.8

Downhill Racer

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
5.8

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
7.6

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

The Lost Man
3.3

The Lost Man

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

Eye of the Cat
5.3

Eye of the Cat

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

Winning
5.9

Winning

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

Sweet Charity
6.9

Sweet Charity

Costume Design (Costume & Make-Up)

1969

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

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

as Host

1969

TV Shows (6)