Edith Head

    Known For

    Costume & Make-Up

    Birthday

    October 28, 1897

    Day of Death

    October 24, 1981 (83 years old)

    Place of Birth

    San Bernadino, California, USA

    Edith Head

    Biography

    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).

    Known For

    • Rear Window

      Rear Window

      1954

    • Vertigo

      Vertigo

      1958

    • Breakfast at Tiffany's

      Breakfast at Tiffany's

      1961

    • The Birds

      The Birds

      1963

    • The Sting

      The Sting

      1973

    • Sunset Boulevard

      Sunset Boulevard

      1950

    • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

      Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

      1969

    • Roman Holiday

      Roman Holiday

      1953

    • Double Indemnity

      Double Indemnity

      1944

    • The Ten Commandments

      The Ten Commandments

      1956

    • Notorious

      Notorious

      1946

    • All About Eve

      All About Eve

      1950

    • To Catch a Thief

      To Catch a Thief

      1955

    • Witness for the Prosecution

      Witness for the Prosecution

      1957

    • The Man Who Knew Too Much

      The Man Who Knew Too Much

      1956