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Edith Head
Deceased

How Did Edith Head Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83
Also known asEdith Claire PosenerGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/10/1897Born inSan Bernadino, California, USADied24/10/1981 (aged 83)Died inLos AngelesCausecancerWikidataQ234961 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#4350 ↗

Edith Claire Head was an American film costume designer. She received a record 35 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and won a record eight times, making her both the most honored and most nominated woman in the Academy's history. She also holds the Guinness World Record for most-credited costume designer in film history, with a total of 432 credits.

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Filmography16 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2016The Women Who Run HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)119
2002Edith Head: The Paramount YearsMovieSelf (archive footage)105
1981Edith HeadMovieSelf84
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf - Guest77
1974Flick FlackSeries—77
1971ColumboSeriesEdith Head74
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSeriesSelf74
1969The Art of Exaggeration: Designs for Sweet Charity by Edith HeadMovieHost72
1966The OscarMovieEdith Head69
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf65
1961The Pleasure of His CompanyMovieDress Designer (uncredited)64
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf60
1955Lucy GallantMovieEdith Head58
1950The Costume DesignerMovieSelf (uncredited)53
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf51
1935Hollywood Extra GirlMovieEdith Head (uncredited)38