Edith Head
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Edith Head was a legendary American costume designer in Hollywood, renowned for her work on classic films and for holding the record for the most Academy Awards won by a woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edith Head canonical | 20 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Academy Award winner
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costume designer ⓘ film costume designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alfred Hitchcock
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Audrey Hepburn ⓘ Bette Davis ⓘ Grace Kelly ⓘ Paramount directors and stars of the studio era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-10-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-10-24 ⓘ |
| employer |
Paramount Pictures
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Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| familyName | Head ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
costume design
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film industry ⓘ |
| genre | film costume design ⓘ |
| givenName | Edith ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of costume designers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| name | Edith Head self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the most influential costume designers in Hollywood history ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinctive glasses and professional persona as a Hollywood designer icon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Place in the Sun
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All About Eve ⓘ Rear Window ⓘ Roman Holiday ⓘ Sabrina ⓘ Sunset Boulevard ⓘ The Heiress ⓘ The Sting ⓘ To Catch a Thief ⓘ Vertigo ⓘ |
| numberOfAcademyAwardsWon | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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costume designer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Bernardino
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surface form:
San Bernardino, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| recordHeld | most Academy Awards won by a woman ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| style | elegant, character-driven costume design ⓘ |
| workedOn | classic Hollywood films ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–1980s ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sabrina (1954 film)