Edith Head

Costume designer. Born 28 October 1897 in San Bernadino, California, USA. Died 24 October 1981.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars8 won · 26 nominated

Born

28 October 1897, San Bernadino, California, USA

Died

24 October 1981

Active

1927–1973

Frequently works with

Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Burt Lancaster, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Charles Brackett, Hal B. Wallis, Jerry Lewis

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Edith’s work 5 points above the press, across 27 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above20

60 to 7914

Under 602

Of 36 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 36 films
Screen time: 70 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $757m across 28 films with figures
Academy Awards: 8 Oscars8 won · 26 nominated
Active: 1927–1973

Genres

Drama25
Romance15
Comedy11
Thriller8
Crime7
Mystery6

Best and worst on Fi1m

94BestRear Window1954

56WorstAirport1970

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71920s

631930s

1461940s

1361950s

931960s

331970s

21980s

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