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Edith Head

Born 28 Oct 1897 in San Bernadino, California, USADied 24 Oct 1981aged 83310 credits

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).

Edith Head (San Bernardino, California, 28 de octubre de 1897 – Hollywood, California, 24 de octubre de 1981) fue una diseñadora de vestuario estadounidense considerada uno de los máximos exponentes del diseño en Hollywood, llegando a ganar un total de ocho premios de la academia. Sigue siendo la mujer que más premios Óscar ha ganado en la historia del cine. Edith se convirtió en la principal diseñadora de la Paramount Pictures en 1933 y después trabajó en los estudios Universal. Siendo la modista más famosa de Hollywood, fue admirada por la amplia variedad de sus vestimentas, desde las elegantemente sencillas, hasta las intrincadamente extravagantes. Ganó un total de ocho premios Óscar por su trabajo en las siguientes películas:La heredera (1949), Eva al desnudo (1950), Un lugar en el sol (1951), Vacaciones en Roma (1953), Sabrina (1954), Los milagros de la vida (1960) y El golpe (1973). Diseñó el vestuario de actrices como Mae West, Barbara Stanwyck, Ginger Rogers, Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, Gloria Swanson, Kim Novak, Tippi Hedren y también diseñó para actores como Paul Newman y Robert Redford, entre otras muchas celebridades.

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · Costume Design
The Last Married Couple in America
The Last Married Couple in America1980 · Costume Design
The Big Fix
The Big Fix1978 · Costume Design
Airport '77
Airport '771977 · Costume Design
Family Plot
Family Plot1976 · Costume Design
Gable and Lombard
Gable and Lombard1976 · Costume Design
The Disappearance of Aimee
The Disappearance of Aimee1976 · Costume Design
The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King1975 · Wardrobe Designer
The Great Waldo Pepper
The Great Waldo Pepper1975 · Costume Design
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn1975 · Costume Design
Airport 1975
Airport 19751974 · Costume Design
The Don Is Dead
The Don Is Dead1973 · Costume Design
Showdown
Showdown1973 · Costume Design
The Sting
The Sting1973 · Costume Design
A Doll's House
A Doll's House1973 · Costume Design
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean1972 · Costume Design
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion1971 · Costume Design
Airport
Airport1970 · Costume Design
Skullduggery
Skullduggery1970 · Costume Design
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge1970 · Costumer
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Colossus: The Forbin Project1970 · Costume Design
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity1969 · Costume Design
Winning
Winning1969 · Costume Design
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · Costume Design
Downhill Racer
Downhill Racer1969 · Costume Design
Eye of the Cat
Eye of the Cat1969 · Costume Design
Topaz
Topaz1969 · Costume Design
The Lost Man
The Lost Man1969 · Costume Design
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here1969 · Costume Design
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?1968 · Costume Design
House of Cards
House of Cards1968 · Costume Design
Hellfighters
Hellfighters1968 · Costume Design
Blue
Blue1968 · Costume Design
Warning Shot
Warning Shot1967 · Costume Design
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go1967 · Costume Design
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
The Caper of the Golden Bulls1967 · Costume Design
Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park1967 · Costume Design
Chuka
Chuka1967 · Costume Design
Hotel
Hotel1967 · Costume Design
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover1966 · Costume Design
Torn Curtain
Torn Curtain1966 · Costume Design
Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno1966 · Costume Design
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966 · Costume Design
This Property Is Condemned
This Property Is Condemned1966 · Costume Design
The Oscar
The Oscar1966 · Costume Design
The Swinger
The Swinger1966 · Costume Design
Penelope
Penelope1966 · Costumer
Penelope
Penelope1966 · Costume Design
Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen1966 · Costume Design
El Dorado
El Dorado1966 · Costume Design
Love Has Many Faces
Love Has Many Faces1965 · Costume Design
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965 · Costume Design
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder1965 · Costume Design
Harlow
Harlow1965 · Costume Design
Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing1965 · Costume Design
The Great Race
The Great Race1965 · Costume Design
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail1965 · Costume Design
Red Line 7000
Red Line 70001965 · Costume Design
The Family Jewels
The Family Jewels1965 · Costume Design
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread1965 · Costume Design

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