Edith Head

Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who had a long career in Hollywood that garnered her more Academy Awards than any other woman in history.

Actresses for whom Edith Head designed

Among the actresses Edith Head designed for were:

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• Mae West in She Done Him Wrong, 1933
• Frances Farmer in Rhythm on the Range, 1936 and Ebb Tide, 1937
• Paulette Goddard in The Cat and the Canary, 1939
• Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels, 1941 and I Married a Witch, 1942
• Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve and Ball of Fire both 1941 and Double Indemnity, 1944
• Ingrid Bergman in Notorious, 1946
• Dorothy Lamour in most of "The Road" movies.
• Loretta Young in The Farmer's Daughter, 1947
• Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress, 1949
• Bette Davis and Anne Baxter in All About Eve, 1950
• Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, 1950
• Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun, 1951
• Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, 1953
• Grace Kelly in Rear Window, 1954, and To Catch a Thief, 1955
• Doris Day in The Man Who Knew Too Much, 1956
• Marlene Dietrich in Witness for the Prosecution, 1957
• Rita Hayworth in Separate Tables, 1958
• Kim Novak in Vertigo, 1958
• Tippi Hedren in The Birds, 1963 and Marnie, 1964