Cinema Sounds & Secrets
Cinema Sounds & Secrets
Janet Dulin Jones
Encore! - Extra Bits: Edith Head
13 minutes Posted Aug 9, 2025 at 4:50 am.
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Encore! Encore! - This summer we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes. This time its a minisode! Lets take another look at one of, if not the most ledgendary costume designer in cinema history,  Edith Head!

By the end of her Golden-Age spanning career, she made her mark on the fabrics of over 400 Hollywood films and dressed some of the biggest American stars of the past century. Receiving a record 35 Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design and 8 winning a record 8 times, she most awarded and most nominated woman in the Academy's history. We are, of course, referring to Edith Head, likely the most prolific costume designer Hollywood has ever seen!

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