Edith Head

Born: 1897-10-28

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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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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The Pleasure of His Company

as Dress Designer (uncredited)
Released: 1961-06-01

Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter,...

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The Costume Designer

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1950-07-13

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The...

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Lucy Gallant

as Edith Head
Released: 1955-10-20

A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas...

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Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2002-11-26

A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for...

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The Oscar

as Edith Head
Released: 1966-03-04

An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to...

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Edith Head

as Self
Released: 1981-10-01

A light-hearted, toe-tapping portrait of the well-known 8 Oscar winning Hollywood costume...

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Hollywood Extra Girl

as Edith Head (uncredited)
Released: 1935-08-22

A short semi-documentary about a "typical extra girl" on a DeMille film.

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The Women Who Run Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-16

The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who...

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The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith Head

as Host
Released: 1969-01-01

Edith Head exhibits her process for the costume design for "Sweet Charity" (1969)

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Columbo

as Edith Head
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Dinah!

as Self
First aired: 1974-10-21

Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started...

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Flick Flack

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-07

Flick Flack was a Canadian television series broadcast by Global Television Network in 1974. The...

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