Edith Head

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Academy Award winner costume designer film costume designer human

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.

Statements (48)

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 NERFINISHED → Universal Pictures NERFINISHED →
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 →
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, California, United States →
placeOfDeath	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 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Forever Female → Funny Face → Samson and Delilah (1949 film) →	costumeDesignBy
North by Northwest → The Misfits →	costumeDesigner
Edith Head →	name
Academy Award for Best Costume Design →	notableMultipleWinners