Why this filmmaker matters
Edith Head has 0 costumed titles in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Edith Head
Costume Designer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1933–1982
- Known for
- Costume Designer
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Reading Edith Head
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Head set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Best known for
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Complete credits
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Alfred Hitchcock
Director
16 shared titles · Rear Window
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
12 shared titles · Roustabout
Billy Wilder
Director
12 shared titles · Sunset Boulevard
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
10 shared titles · The Big Clock
Preston Sturges
Director
10 shared titles · Hail the Conquering Hero
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
10 shared titles · Blue Hawaii
Barbara Stanwyck
Actor
9 shared titles · Roustabout
Bing Crosby
Actor
9 shared titles · Going My Way
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
8 shared titles · The Big Clock
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Buddy G. DeSylva
Executive Producer
8 shared titles · Hail the Conquering Hero
Bob Hope
Actor
7 shared titles · Road to Rio
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Allan Weiss
Screenplay
7 shared titles · Roustabout
Genre profile
- Comedy35
- Romance31
- Drama26
- Music17
- Mystery16
- Thriller15
- Western13
- Crime12
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1933–1982
- Titles costumed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Costume Designer
- costumed score
- 6.7
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0