Edith Head Autographs
Edith Claire Head (née Posener; October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American film costume designer. She received a record 35 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design and won a record eight times, making her both the most honored and most nominated woman in the Academy's history. She also holds the Guinness World Record for most-credited costume designer in film history, with a total of 432 credits.
Raised between California and Nevada, Head earned degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University before beginning a career as a French and Spanish languages teacher. After taking courses at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, she was hired in 1923 as a costume sketch artist at Famous Players–Lasky, which later became Paramount Pictures. She won acclaim for her design of Dorothy Lamour’s trademark sarong in the 1936 film The Jungle Princess, and became a household name after the Academy Award for Best Costume Design was created in 1948. Head was considered exceptional for her close working relationships with her subjects, with whom she consulted extensively; these included virtually every top female star in Hollywood.
Head worked at Paramount for 44 years, and was frequently loaned out by the studio for work on projects for other studios. While under contract at Paramount, she designed the costumes for several films by Alfred Hitchcock, including Notorious (1946), Vertigo (1958), The Birds (1963), and Marnie (1964). In 1968, after Paramount declined to renew her contract, Hitchcock invited her to join Universal Pictures. There she earned her eighth and final Academy Award for her work on The Sting in 1973.
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Traded items with a signature of Edith Head
The most expensive item with a signature of Edith Head (RARE Edith Head Original Costume Sketch Oscar Nominated PSA DNA Autograph Signed) was sold in March 2025 for $2,797.25 while the cheapest item (Edith Head signed Autograph American film costume designer) found a new owner for $2.25 in October 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2020 with an average selling price of $1,012.49 for an autographed item of Edith Head. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2019 with $1,899.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was December 2011. In average, an autographed item from Edith Head is worth $133.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Edith Head were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
![]() | c 1960 EDITH HEAD autograph and photo portrait with 7 academy awards | $154.27 | ![]() |
![]() | c 1960 EDITH HEAD autograph and photo portrait with 7 academy awards | $154.27 | ![]() |
![]() | Edith Head ' 8 Time Academy Award Winner ' Signed Index Card. Rare! | $56.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Edith Head ' 8 Time Academy Award Winner ' Signed Index Card. Rare! | $56.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Edith Head ' Film-Stage-TV ' Oscar Winner! Signed In Person 5x7 Photo | $36.98 | ![]() |
![]() | Edith Head ' Film-Stage-TV ' Oscar Winner! Signed In Person 5x7 Photo | $36.98 | ![]() |
![]() | Edith Head Her Jungle Love 1938 Signed Vintage Original Photograph Autographed | $133.50 | ![]() |
![]() | Edith Head Her Jungle Love 1938 Signed Vintage Original Photograph Autographed | $133.50 | ![]() |
![]() | EDITH HEAD Signed Autographed 4"x 6" INDEX CARD The Sting All About Eve SABRINA | $84.98 | ![]() |
![]() | EDITH HEAD Signed Autographed 4"x 6" INDEX CARD The Sting All About Eve SABRINA | $84.98 | ![]() |
![]() | RARE Edith Head Original Costume Sketch Oscar Nominated PSA DNA Autograph Signed | $2,797.25 | ![]() |
![]() | VINTAGE 'Fashion DESIGN Sketch Card'~SIGNED/Autographed by "EDITH HEAD"~ | $210.00 | ![]() |
![]() | VINTAGE 'Fashion DESIGN Sketch Card'~SIGNED/Autographed by "EDITH HEAD"~ | $210.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Vintage Signed Autographed Edith Head 5x7 Photo Picture With Oscar's | $308.84 | ![]() |
![]() | Vintage Signed Autographed Edith Head 5x7 Photo Picture With Oscar's | $308.84 | ![]() |





