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...

• articles about Edith Head
• quotations relating to Edith Head

Links

• Internet Movie Database
• Wikipedia
• Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

born 28/Oct/1897 San Bernardino, California, USA died 24/Oct/1981 Los Angeles, California, USA