Edith Head

Edith Head

Actor

San Bernadino, California, USA
October 28, 1897

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).

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Representative Works

Rear Window
Rear Window
8.3
/ English
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
6.6
/ English
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
7.9
/ English
Vertigo
Vertigo
8.1
/ English
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
8.3
/ English
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
7.8
/ English
The Sting
The Sting
8.0
/ English
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
7.6
/ English
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6
/ English
The Birds
The Birds
7.5
/ English
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
8.2
/ English
Run for Cover
Run for Cover
6.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Rear Window
1954Winner

Best Performance

Rear Window

Sex and the Single Girl
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Sex and the Single Girl

Roman Holiday
1953Winner

Best Performance

Roman Holiday

Career Highlights

Vertigo
1958Highlight

Best Performance

Vertigo

Sunset Boulevard
1950Highlight

Best Performance

Sunset Boulevard

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