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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award winner
costume designer
film costume designer
human
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Costume Design
collaboratedWith Alfred Hitchcock
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
Universal Pictures
familyName Head
fieldOfWork costume design
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
All About Eve
Rear Window
Roman Holiday
Sabrina
Sunset Boulevard
The Heiress
The Sting
To Catch a Thief
Vertigo
numberOfAcademyAwardsWon 8
occupation author
costume designer
teacher
placeOfBirth San Bernardino
surface form: San Bernardino, California, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
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

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Funny Face costumeDesignBy Edith Head
Forever Female costumeDesignBy Edith Head
The Misfits costumeDesigner Edith Head
Edith Head name Edith Head self-link
Ball of Fire costumeDesigner Edith Head
Double Indemnity costumeDesignBy Edith Head
Sabrina costumeDesigner Edith Head
subject surface form: Sabrina (1954 film)
King Creole costumeDesigner Edith Head
Dick Avery costumeDesignerOfWork Edith Head
White Christmas costumeDesignBy Edith Head
The Big Clock costumeDesignBy Edith Head
Head hasNotableBearer Edith Head