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Edith Claire Head (née Posenor, [1] October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design [3] between 1949 and 1973, making her the most awarded woman in the Academy's history.
What a Way to Go! was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Jack Martin Smith, Ted Haworth, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss) and Best Costume Design by Edith Head and Moss Mabry, [29] a BAFTA Best Foreign Actress Award for Shirley MacLaine, [30] and an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for Best Editor for Marjorie Fowler. [31]
Edith Head designed a wardrobe of snappy period costumes for the cast, and artist Jaroslav Gebr created inter-title cards to be used to introduce each section of the film that were reminiscent of the golden glow of old Saturday Evening Post illustrations, a popular publication of the 1930s. Filming on location in Pasadena, California. Stand-ins ...
Costume designer Avery Plewes, who worked on “The Craft: Legacy,” ranks Head-designed movies “Sweet Charity” and “What a Way to Go!” as some of her all-time favorites for costumes.
In some ways, "Edith Head: Hollywood's Costume Designer" could be considered a sequel, as the museum reteamed with renowned textile conservator Cara Varnell, who previously played a key role in ...
During the exhibit's run, visitors flocked to the OKC Museum of Art from 49 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 American neo-noir mystery comedy film directed, co-written by, and co-starring Carl Reiner and co-written by and starring Steve Martin.Co-starring Rachel Ward, the film is both a parody of and a homage to film noir and the pulp detective films of the 1940s. [2]
The New York Times was unimpressed: “Everything has been done to make Lana Turner feel at home in Love Has Many Faces, starting geographically.The picture, shot in color in Acapulco and Mexico City, provides a radiant background of natural scenery and swanky interiors as befits a glamour queen...It’s all here—everything but a good picture.