Edith Head(1897-1981)
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actress
Edith Head was born on 28 October 1897 in San Bernardino, California, USA. She was a costume designer and actress, known for Roman Holiday (1953), Sabrina (1954) and The Sting (1973). She was married to Wiard Ihnen and Charles Head. She died on 24 October 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Won 8 Oscars
- 12 wins & 28 nominations total
Costume Designer
Costume Department
Actress
- Height
- 5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
- Born
- Died
- October 24, 1981
- Los Angeles, California, USA(bone marrow disease)
- SpousesWiard IhnenSeptember 8, 1940 - June 22, 1979 (his death)
- Other worksStage Play: The Pleasure of His Company. Comedy. Written by Samuel A. Taylor. Written in collaboration with Cornelia Otis Skinner [final Broadway credit]. Production Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Edith Head. Directed by Cyril Ritchard. Longacre Theatre (moved to The Music Box Theatre from 15 Jun 1959- close): 22 Oct 1958- 21 Nov 1959 (474 performances). Cast: Cyril Ritchard (as "Biddeford Poole"), Charles Ruggles (as "Mackenzie Savage"), Cornelia Otis Skinner (as "Katharine Dougherty"), Walter Abel (as "Jim Dougherty"), Dolores Hart (as "Jessica Poole") [Nominated for Tony Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Musical], George Peppard (as "Roger Henderson") [final Broadway role], Jerry Fujikawa (as "Toy"). Understudies: Jeff Killion (as "Roger Henderson/Toy"), Melville Ruick (as "Jim Dougherty/Mackenzie Savage"), Sandy Smith (as "Jessica Poole"), Ann Summers (as "Katharine Dougherty") and Patrick Waddington (as "Biddeford Poole"). Replacement actors [during Longacre Theatre run]: Charles Robinson (as "Roger Henderson"). [During Music Box Theatre run]: None. Produced by Frederick Brisson and The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard). Notes: (1) Filmed by Perlsea Productions [distributed by Paramount Pictures] as The Pleasure of His Company (1961). (2) Music Box Theatre Owned and operated by Irving Berlin who had no direct involvement in production.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaHer 35 Oscar nominations and eight awards make her both the most honored costume designer and woman in Academy Award history to date.
- QuotesI've designed films I've never seen.
- Nickname
- The Doctor
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