Edith Head
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Edith Head was a legendary American costume designer in Hollywood, renowned for her work on classic films and for holding the record for the most Academy Awards won by a woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edith Head canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T751148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edith Head Context triple: [Academy Award for Best Costume Design, notableMultipleWinners, Edith Head]
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A.
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli was an American film director best known for his visually distinctive and influential Hollywood musicals, including classics like "An American in Paris" and "Gigi."
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B.
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille was an influential American choreographer and dancer renowned for integrating character-driven, narrative choreography into mid-20th-century Broadway and ballet.
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C.
Beatrice DeMille
Beatrice DeMille was an American playwright and literary agent best known as the mother of pioneering film director Cecil B. DeMille.
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D.
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with his wife Frances Goodrich.
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E.
Betty Comden
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, librettist, and screenwriter best known for her long-running Broadway and Hollywood collaborations with Adolph Green, creating classic musicals for stage and film.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edith Head Target entity description: Edith Head was a legendary American costume designer in Hollywood, renowned for her work on classic films and for holding the record for the most Academy Awards won by a woman.
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A.
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli was an American film director best known for his visually distinctive and influential Hollywood musicals, including classics like "An American in Paris" and "Gigi."
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B.
Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille was an influential American choreographer and dancer renowned for integrating character-driven, narrative choreography into mid-20th-century Broadway and ballet.
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C.
Beatrice DeMille
Beatrice DeMille was an American playwright and literary agent best known as the mother of pioneering film director Cecil B. DeMille.
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D.
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with his wife Frances Goodrich.
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E.
Betty Comden
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, librettist, and screenwriter best known for her long-running Broadway and Hollywood collaborations with Adolph Green, creating classic musicals for stage and film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award winner
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costume designer ⓘ film costume designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alfred Hitchcock
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Audrey Hepburn ⓘ Bette Davis ⓘ Grace Kelly ⓘ Paramount directors and stars of the studio era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-10-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-10-24 ⓘ |
| employer |
Paramount Pictures
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Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| familyName | Head ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
costume design
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film industry ⓘ |
| genre | film costume design ⓘ |
| givenName | Edith ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of costume designers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| name | Edith Head self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the most influential costume designers in Hollywood history ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinctive glasses and professional persona as a Hollywood designer icon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Place in the Sun
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All About Eve ⓘ Rear Window ⓘ Roman Holiday ⓘ Sabrina ⓘ Sunset Boulevard ⓘ The Heiress ⓘ The Sting ⓘ To Catch a Thief ⓘ Vertigo ⓘ |
| numberOfAcademyAwardsWon | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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costume designer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Bernardino
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surface form:
San Bernardino, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| recordHeld | most Academy Awards won by a woman ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| style | elegant, character-driven costume design ⓘ |
| workedOn | classic Hollywood films ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edith Head Description of subject: Edith Head was a legendary American costume designer in Hollywood, renowned for her work on classic films and for holding the record for the most Academy Awards won by a woman.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sabrina (1954 film)