Helen Hunt

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Helen Hunt was a hair stylist in Hollywood movies from the 1930s up to 1967, when she worked on Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. She was the chief hair stylist for Columbia Pictures. Hunt fell into her career by accident. She was working as a stenographer for a costume company in Omaha, Nebraska. She began washing and arranging the company's wigs on her own time because they were being neglected. When she went into a shop to look over a display of wigs, she was offered a job by the owner, George Westmore of Hollywood. This eventually led to a position with Columbia Pictures. She worked with Rita Hayworth before the latter became a star. According to some sources, it was Hunt who came up with the idea to dye Hayworth's black hair auburn. She also arranged for the painful, lengthy electrolysis that raised Hayworth's hairline. During the course of her career, she also styled such stars as Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, Loretta Young and Evelyn Keyes. Cult movie actress Pamela Duncan credited Hunt with bringing her to the attention of the casting department of Columbia.

Crew

All Costume & Make-Up

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.6

883 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1967

59 years ago
From Here to Eternity

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.3

679 votes

Release Date

Aug 28, 1953

73 years ago
In a Lonely Place

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.6

637 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1950

76 years ago
Gilda

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.5

623 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 1946

81 years ago
The Big Heat

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.7

529 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1953

73 years ago
3:10 to Yuma

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.2

391 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 1957

69 years ago
The Caine Mutiny

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.2

352 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1954

72 years ago
The Man from Laramie

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hair Designer

Average Rating

7.2

245 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1955

71 years ago
Bell, Book and Candle

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.5

236 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1958

68 years ago
All the King's Men

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.0

231 votes

Release Date

Nov 16, 1949

77 years ago
Born Yesterday

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.2

175 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1950

76 years ago
13 Ghosts

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.7

160 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1960

66 years ago
Dead Reckoning

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.8

148 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1946

80 years ago
The Harder They Fall

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.1

146 votes

Release Date

May 08, 1956

70 years ago
A Raisin in the Sun

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.7

140 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1961

65 years ago
Human Desire

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.7

138 votes

Release Date

Aug 05, 1954

72 years ago
Picnic

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hair Designer

Average Rating

6.3

105 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1955

71 years ago
Nightfall

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.9

98 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1956

70 years ago
Cover Girl

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

94 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 1944

83 years ago
Underworld U.S.A.

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.9

89 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 1961

66 years ago
Jubal

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.8

86 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 1956

71 years ago
Pal Joey

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.2

79 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 1957

69 years ago
Pushover

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.5

72 votes

Release Date

Jul 14, 1954

72 years ago
Cowboy

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

67 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1958

69 years ago
Scandal Sheet

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.9

65 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1952

75 years ago
Knock on Any Door

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.1

64 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 1949

78 years ago
It Should Happen to You

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.9

63 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1954

73 years ago
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.1

62 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 1953

73 years ago
The Crimson Kimono

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.6

60 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1959

67 years ago
The Last Hurrah

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.2

60 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1958

68 years ago
You'll Never Get Rich

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.4

59 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 1941

85 years ago
The Long Gray Line

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.0

56 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 1955

72 years ago
Affair in Trinidad

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

56 votes

Release Date

Jul 29, 1952

74 years ago
Gunman's Walk

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.6

56 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 1958

68 years ago
The Violent Men

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.4

55 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1955

72 years ago
Sirocco

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.9

42 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 1951

75 years ago
Gidget

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.9

40 votes

Release Date

Apr 09, 1959

67 years ago
Shockproof

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.4

39 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 1949

78 years ago
Tokyo Joe

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.1

37 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1949

77 years ago
Queen Bee

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

37 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1955

71 years ago
Phffft

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.1

36 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1954

72 years ago
The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.9

36 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1960

66 years ago
The Solid Gold Cadillac

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.1

34 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 1956

70 years ago
The Last Frontier

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.1

32 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1955

71 years ago
Tight Spot

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

31 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 1955

72 years ago
Convicted

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.0

30 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1950

76 years ago
They Came to Cordura

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.7

29 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1959

67 years ago
Ladies of the Chorus

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.5

29 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 1948

78 years ago
Who Was That Lady?

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

29 votes

Release Date

Apr 08, 1960

66 years ago
The Desperadoes

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.7

28 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1943

84 years ago
Harriet Craig

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.5

28 votes

Release Date

Nov 02, 1950

76 years ago
The Marrying Kind

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.7

26 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1952

75 years ago
My Sister Eileen

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.5

26 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1955

71 years ago
Miss Sadie Thompson

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.3

26 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1953

73 years ago
The Garment Jungle

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.4

25 votes

Release Date

May 01, 1957

69 years ago
Down to Earth

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hair Designer

Average Rating

5.9

24 votes

Release Date

Aug 21, 1947

79 years ago
The Loves of Carmen

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.5

21 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1948

78 years ago
The Nevadan

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.8

21 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1950

77 years ago
Storm Center

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.6

20 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1956

70 years ago
Song Without End

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

4.6

18 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1960

66 years ago
Over-Exposed

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.1

18 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1956

71 years ago
The Jolson Story

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.6

17 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1946

80 years ago
Assignment: Paris

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.5

17 votes

Release Date

Sep 04, 1952

74 years ago
Ten Tall Men

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.4

16 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1951

75 years ago
Death of a Salesman

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.9

16 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1951

75 years ago
The Last Angry Man

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.9

15 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1959

67 years ago
The Family Secret

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.7

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1951

75 years ago
The Sign of the Ram

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.9

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1948

79 years ago
Mr. Soft Touch

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.8

11 votes

Release Date

Jul 28, 1949

77 years ago
The Mating of Millie

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.8

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1948

79 years ago
The Fuller Brush Girl

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.0

10 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1950

76 years ago
Captain Pirate

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.2

10 votes

Release Date

Aug 27, 1952

74 years ago
Bad for Each Other

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.7

10 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1953

73 years ago
The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

4.0

9 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1951

75 years ago
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.6

9 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1960

66 years ago
Mark of the Gorilla

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

3.6

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 12, 1950

77 years ago
The Gene Krupa Story

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.0

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1959

67 years ago
Lulu Belle

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

4.6

7 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1948

78 years ago
The Petty Girl

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

3.6

7 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1950

76 years ago
Cry for Happy

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 1961

66 years ago
Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1949

77 years ago
Tell It to the Judge

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.3

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1949

77 years ago
Lorna Doone

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

4.4

7 votes

Release Date

May 31, 1951

75 years ago
Her Husband's Affairs

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

4.7

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 1947

79 years ago
Jesse James vs. the Daltons

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.5

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 02, 1954

73 years ago
No Sad Songs for Me

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.2

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1950

77 years ago
The Return of October

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.8

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1948

78 years ago
The Brigand

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairdresser

Average Rating

5.5

6 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1952

74 years ago
Tales of Frankenstein

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1958

69 years ago
Renegades

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 1946

80 years ago
And Baby Makes Three

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

4.1

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1949

77 years ago
Blondie's Reward

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1948

78 years ago
The Prince of Thieves

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1948

79 years ago
Fortunes of Captain Blood

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

7.1

4 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1950

76 years ago
Anna Lucasta

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

3.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1949

77 years ago
A Woman of Distinction

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1950

77 years ago
Let's Do It Again

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

3.2

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 1953

73 years ago
Beware of Blondie

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hairstylist

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1950

77 years ago
Full of Life

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hair Designer

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1956

70 years ago
Best Man Wins

Department Costume & Make-Up

Job Hair Designer

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

May 06, 1948

79 years ago

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