
Edith Head
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).
Known For | Costume & Make-Up |
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Most Rating | 3.638 |
Birthday | 1897-10-28 |
Place of Birth | San Bernadino, California, USA |
Also Known As | Edith Claire Posener, |

1966

The Oscar
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An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the...
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The Oscar

1981

Edith Head
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A light-hearted, toe-tapping portrait of the well-known 8 Oscar winning Hollywood costume designer filmed in her opulent house and garden. Edith Head...
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Edith Head

2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
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A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the films of Paramount studio which includes Sunset Bou...
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years

1961

The Pleasure of His Company
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Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marr...
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The Pleasure of His Company

1955

Lucy Gallant
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A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.
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Lucy Gallant

1950

The Costume Designer
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This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...
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The Costume Designer

1935

Hollywood Extra Girl
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A short semi-documentary about a "typical extra girl" on a DeMille film.
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Hollywood Extra Girl

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
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The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...

2016

The Women Who Run Hollywood
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The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances M...
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The Women Who Run Hollywood

1969

The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith Head
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Edith Head exhibits her process for the costume design for "Sweet Charity" (1969)
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