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Head, Edith

LC control no.n 83005621
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Personal name headingHead, Edith
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Variant(s)Ihnen, Edith Head
Posener, Edith Claire
Biography/History noteEdith Head (1897-1981) was an American costume designer.
Birth date1897-10-28
Death date1981-10-24
Place of birthSan Bernardino, Calif.
Place of deathLos Angeles, Calif.
Field of activityCostume design
AffiliationParamount Pictures Corporation
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Profession or occupationCostume designer
Found inHer The dress doctor, 1959.
NUCMC data from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library for Her Papers, 1907-1982 (Edith Head (1897-1981))
Wikipedia, via WWW, Dec. 19, 2012 (Edith Head; Edith Claire Posener; b. Oct. 28, 1897 in San Bernardino, Calif.; d. Oct. 24, 1981 in Los Angeles, Calif.; costume designer, active 1927-1981; worked at Paramount Pictures (1924-1967) and Universal Pictures (1967-1981); spouses: Charles Head (1923-1938), Wiard Ihnen (1940-1979))
Associated languageeng