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Edith Head
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American film and television costumer (1897-1981)
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Edith Head was an American costume and fashion designer. Her professional career began in 1927. She was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and Otis College of Art and Design. Head was married to Wiard Ihnen.
She received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for the same honor. Her recognition includes a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Head authored works such as *How to dress for success*, *Edith Head’s Hollywood*, and *The dress doctor*.
Born in San Bernardino, she died in Los Angeles from cancer. Her remains were interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Film & TV
San Bernadino, California, USA
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
- The Women Who Run Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2016
- Edith Head: The Paramount Years — Self (archive footage)2002
- Edith Head — Self1981
- Dinah! — Self - Guest1974
- Flick Flack1974
- Columbo — Edith Head1971
- V.I.P. Schaukel — Self1971
- The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith Head — Host1969
- The Oscar — Edith Head1966
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edith
- Family name
- Head
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Bernardino
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Wiard Ihnen
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Image
- Edith Head ca 1955.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1897-10-28
- date of death
- 1981-10-24
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- name in native language
- Edith Head
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Edith Head
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
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