Jay Jorgensen
Author of Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer
About the Author
Jay Jorgensen earned a bachelor's degree in history from Fairleigh Dickinson University and received his juris doctorate from Villanova University School of Law. He has a master of arts degree in military history and Civil War studies from American Military University. He is a partner in the law show more firm of Jorgensen & Barnes and also serves as a municipal court judge in New Jersey. Jay is a frequent presenter at Civil War Round Tables and has had six articles published in Gettysburg Magazine. He lives in Colonia, New Jersey, with his wife and two sons show less
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Works by Jay Jorgensen
Edith Head: The Fifty-Year Career of Hollywood's Greatest Costume Designer (2010) 77 copies, 1 review
Creating the Illusion (Turner Classic Movies): A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers (2015) 22 copies, 2 reviews
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It is a shame I can't see any photograph of Edith Head now and not think of Edna Mode in the Incredibles.
The biography was a thourough filmography. I wished it would have been designed to map to the photos so I could dip in an out. (See the photo, read the caption, read what Edna thought of that star) Instead I had to sometimes result to the index to find the cooresponding information.
But if you are a film and fashion buff, or love reading about the Golden Age of Hollywood, this book is a must have for your shelf.… (more)