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Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer

AUTHOR Jorgensen, Jay
PUBLISHER Running Press Adult (10/05/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)
Description
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.

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ISBN-13: 9780762438051
ISBN-10: 0762438053
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 400
Carton Quantity: 5
Product Dimensions: 10.16 x 1.55 x 12.08 inches
Weight: 5.69 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Non-Classifiable | Non-Classifiable
Non-Classifiable | Fashion & Accessories
Non-Classifiable | Film - General
Dewey Decimal: 791.430
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010926483
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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.

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Author: Jorgensen, Jay
Jorgensen earned a bachelor's degree in history from Fairleigh Dickinson Univeristy and received his juris doctorate from Villanova University School of Law.
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