Edith Head
Hitchcock and Head on the set of [[Family Plot]] (1976)
Biography
Edith Head, born Edith Claire Posener, was an American costume designer who had a long career in Hollywood that garnered her more Academy Awards than any other woman in history.
Oscars
Edith Head won Oscars for the following films:
- The Heiress (1949)
- Samson and Delilah (1949)
- All About Eve (1950)
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Sabrina (1954)
- The Facts of Life (1960)
- The Sting (1973)
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- Rear Window (1954) - costumes
- The Trouble with Harry (1955) - costume designer
- To Catch a Thief (1955) - costumes
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - costume designer
- Vertigo (1958) - costumes
- The Birds (1963)
- Marnie (1964)
- Notorious (1946)
- Torn Curtain (1966)
- Topaz (1969) - costume designer
- Family Plot (1976) - costume designer
Documentaries
She has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
- Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (2008) - archive footage
- Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) - archive footage
See Also...
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