Edith Head

Edith Head's biography

Edith Claire Posener is 84 years old costume designer born at San Bernardino. She was born on Thursday 28th of October 1897. She is often nicknamed as Edith Head, Edith Ihnen. According to year of birth 1897 she belongs to Lost Generation. Birthday on 28th of October means Edith is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.

Edith is white american. Edith is citizen of United States of America. Edith is roman catholic. Edith´s primary profession is to be costume designer. She is recently known as fashion designer. She received Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White The Heiress in 1948

Edith Head's family

Edith Head's ex husband

Wiard Ihnen

Edith Head and Wiard Ihnen have been together since 1940 for 39 years. He is known as scenographer. Her ex husband was born on Thursday 5th of August 1897 in New York City. Her ex husband died on Friday 22nd of June 1979 in Los Angeles. Wiard Ihnen was 82 years old, when this happened.

Edith Head's schools

We found 4 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Otis College of Art and Design, Chouinard Art Institute.

Detailed informations about her schools

• Raised in the mining town of Searchlight, Nevada. Attended the Otis Art Institute and the Chouinard Art School (now known as CalArts) in Los Angeles, California.

Edith Head's career

Her main focus is to be costume designer.

Is Edith Head gay ?

She is known to be straight.

How did Edith Head die

She died on on Saturday 24th of October 1981 when he was 84 years old at Los Angeles. Edith Heads death was caused by bone marrow disease. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Edith Head's Awards

• Edith received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White for work The Heiress in 1948
• She received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color for work Samson and Delilah in 1949
• She received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White for work Sabrina in 1955
• Edith received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith received award for Academy Award for Best Costume Design for work The Sting in 1972

Edith Head's Nominations

• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
• Edith was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design

What else you don't know about Edith Head ?

Her middle name is Claire.

What Edith Head has done for a first time

• She is credited with putting Dorothy Lamour in her first sarong for The Jungle Princess (1936).

Edith Head's quotes

• I've designed films I've never seen.
• If it is a Paramount film, I probably designed it.
• What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen he's become a different person.
• I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.
• You can lead a horse to water and you can even make it drink, but you can't make actresses wear what they don't want to wear.
• [1977 comment on Jacqueline Bisset] One of the greatest bodies I've ever worked with. But besides that she is rather the opposite, because she is so damned intelligent. It's a strange combination, almost a double personality.
• [on Grace Kelly] I've dressed thousands of actors, actresses and animals, but whenever I am asked which star is my personal favorite, I answer, "Grace Kelly." She is a charming lady, a most gifted actress and, to me, a valued friend.
• [on Kim Novak] I don't usually get into battles, but dressing Kim Novak for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) put to the test all my training in psychology.
• [on viewing what many tanned actresses wore to the 1966 Academy Awards] I looked at all those white dresses and I thought we were doing a reprise of White Christmas (1954).
• I never thought I did good work for [Cecil B. DeMille]. I always had to do what that conceited old goat wanted, whether it was correct or not.
• [on winning her fifth Oscar, 1954] I'm going to take it home and design a dress for it.
• [on Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)] I guess I've come full circle when I design the exact dress for Steve Martin that I did for Barbara Stanwyck.
• [on the Hollywood rumor that Mae West was really a man] I've seen Mae West without a stitch and she's all woman. No hermaphrodite could have bosoms...well, like two large melons.
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Edith Head's height, body shape

Lets describe how Edith Head looks. We will focus on her height, body shape and hair color. She is tall as 5' 1½" (156 cm). Body build is average. Her hair is shade of black.