Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer (Hardcover)
by Jay Jorgensen All About Eve. Funny Face. Sunset Blvd. Rear Window. Sabrina. A Place in the Sun. The Ten Commandments. Scores of iconic films of the last century had one thing in common: costume designer Edith Head (1897 -- 1981). She racked up an unprecedented 35 Oscar nods and 400 film credits over the course of a fifty-year career.Never before has the account of Hollywood's most influential designer been so thoroughly revealed -- because never before have the Edith Head Archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences been tapped. This unprecedented access allows this book to be a one-of-a-kind survey, bringing together a spectacular collection of rare and never-before-seen sketches, costume test shots, behind-the- scenes photos, and ephemera. Publisher : Running Press Adult; Illustrated edition (October 5, 2010) Language : English Hardcover : 400 pages ISBN-10 : 0762438053 ISBN-13 : 978-0762438051 Dimensions : 10.25" x 1.5" x 12.25"