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Edith Head

American film and television costumer (1897-1981) · United States · Designers · Died at 83

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Edith Claire Head was an American film costume designer. She received a record 35 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and won a record eight times, making her both the most honored and most nominated woman in the Academy's history.

A life in dates

1981Died24 October 19811974Academy Award for Best Costume DesignAward1961Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteAward1955Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteAward1954Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteAward1952Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteAward1951Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteAwardAcademy Award for Best Costume Design, ColorAward1950Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-WhiteAward1897Born28 October 1897

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Head's costume designs for Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in Samson and Delilah (1949), for which she won an OscarHead's costume designs for Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr in Samson and Delilah (1949), for which she won an OscarHead in 1955Head in 1955

Awards

Academy Award for Best Costume Design1974
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White1961
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White1955
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White1954
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White1952
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White1951
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color1951
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White1950
Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Spouse: Wiard Ihnen

About this person

Edith Claire Head was an American film costume designer. She received a record 35 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and won a record eight times, making her both the most honored and most nominated woman in the Academy's history. She also holds the Guinness World Record for most-credited costume designer in film history, with a total of 432 credits.

Country
United States
Category
Designers
Type
Designer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1981 · aged 83

In common with Edith

Claire TrevorAlso in Lucy Gallant (1955)Broderick CrawfordAlso in The Oscar (1966)Lilli PalmerAlso in The Pleasure of His Company (1961)James DunnAlso in The Oscar (1966)Katherine DeMilleAlso in Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)Charles RugglesAlso in The Pleasure of His Company (1961)

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