Renee Patrick
@rpatrickbooks.bsky.social
Author of the Lillian Frost & Edith Head mysteries. As seen on TCM and featured on NPR's summer reading list!
BORN ON THIS DATE. Edith Head, born October 28, 1897. Seen here in a photo from 1937, the year the first Lillian Frost & Edith Head mystery DESIGN FOR DYING (2016) is set.
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
BORN ON THIS DATE. Edith Head, born October 28, 1897. Seen here in a photo from 1937, the year the first Lillian Frost & Edith Head mystery DESIGN FOR DYING (2016) is set.
NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Edith Head's spotlight September on TCM and more! Subscribe and receive a free article on Edith's noir fashions! reneepatrickbooks.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Edith Head's spotlight September on TCM and more! Subscribe and receive a free article on Edith's noir fashions! reneepatrickbooks.com
Billy Wilder, born on June 22, 1906. Wilder makes cameos throughout the Lillian Frost & Edith Head mysteries. Edith designed the costumes for his US directorial debut THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (1942) and so many more of his films, including SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950). #BOTD
June 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Billy Wilder, born on June 22, 1906. Wilder makes cameos throughout the Lillian Frost & Edith Head mysteries. Edith designed the costumes for his US directorial debut THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (1942) and so many more of his films, including SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950). #BOTD
Coming up next on TCM: DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID (1982), Edith Head's final film, in which she recreated some of her iconic looks for Steve Martin.
April 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Coming up next on TCM: DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID (1982), Edith Head's final film, in which she recreated some of her iconic looks for Steve Martin.
EDITH HEAD DAY TOMORROW ON TCM! During the day, TCM will be airing movies from the 1960s and '70s featuring costumes by Edith Head, ending with THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING at 3:15 pm PST. Set those DVRs!
March 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
EDITH HEAD DAY TOMORROW ON TCM! During the day, TCM will be airing movies from the 1960s and '70s featuring costumes by Edith Head, ending with THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING at 3:15 pm PST. Set those DVRs!
Really enjoyed the documentary LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY. A portrait of a great entertainer that also profiles her many mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Halston, and others. Airing on PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS in April.
March 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Really enjoyed the documentary LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY. A portrait of a great entertainer that also profiles her many mentors: Kay Thompson, Fred Ebb, Halston, and others. Airing on PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS in April.
For Academy Awards weekend, a vintage (2017) piece about fashion, the Oscars, and what historically happened when they met. reneepatrickbooks.com/blog/academy...
March 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For Academy Awards weekend, a vintage (2017) piece about fashion, the Oscars, and what historically happened when they met. reneepatrickbooks.com/blog/academy...
NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Noir City Seattle returns, with us as cohosts! Academy Awards notes! And more! Subscribe and receive a free article on Edith Head's noir fashions! reneepatrickbooks.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Noir City Seattle returns, with us as cohosts! Academy Awards notes! And more! Subscribe and receive a free article on Edith Head's noir fashions! reneepatrickbooks.com
Starting the month with an introduction. Hi! I'm the author of the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries, in which the legendary costume designer solves crimes in Golden Age Hollywood.
December 1, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Starting the month with an introduction. Hi! I'm the author of the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries, in which the legendary costume designer solves crimes in Golden Age Hollywood.
Always a treat to see PHANTOM LADY, and not just because of that one time we got to introduce it alongside @eddiemuller.bsky.social on #NoirAlley. #TCMParty
November 23, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Always a treat to see PHANTOM LADY, and not just because of that one time we got to introduce it alongside @eddiemuller.bsky.social on #NoirAlley. #TCMParty
NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Movie books, Hollywood whiskey, and more! Subscribe now and receive a free article on the noir fashions of Edith Head. reneepatrickbooks.com
September 4, 2024 at 5:16 PM
NEW NEWSLETTER COMING! Movie books, Hollywood whiskey, and more! Subscribe now and receive a free article on the noir fashions of Edith Head. reneepatrickbooks.com
In case you missed it over the Labor Day hubbub, we have a post at Shepherd naming our five favorite books about the making of a movie. We'll even tell you the first of the five. For the rest, go to Shepherd. shepherd.com/best-books/b...
September 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM
In case you missed it over the Labor Day hubbub, we have a post at Shepherd naming our five favorite books about the making of a movie. We'll even tell you the first of the five. For the rest, go to Shepherd. shepherd.com/best-books/b...
We've got a post up at Shepherd today! It's a list of our five favorite film history books that detail the making of a single movie. shepherd.com/best-books/b...
September 2, 2024 at 5:47 PM
We've got a post up at Shepherd today! It's a list of our five favorite film history books that detail the making of a single movie. shepherd.com/best-books/b...
Preston Sturges, born August 29, 1898. Paramount's mad genius is a recurring character in the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries. His 11 Rules for Box Office Appeal are as relevant now as when he first cooked them up. #BOTD
August 29, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Preston Sturges, born August 29, 1898. Paramount's mad genius is a recurring character in the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries. His 11 Rules for Box Office Appeal are as relevant now as when he first cooked them up. #BOTD
And the Kindle edition of book #3, SCRIPT FOR SCANDAL, is only $4.99, so that's the first three in the series for only 10 bucks!
August 23, 2024 at 9:48 PM
And the Kindle edition of book #3, SCRIPT FOR SCANDAL, is only $4.99, so that's the first three in the series for only 10 bucks!
Again, no idea how long these prices will last, but you can buy the ebooks of the first two Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries DESIGN FOR DYING ($2.99) and DANGEROUS TO KNOW ($1.99) for all of five dollars right now!
August 23, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Again, no idea how long these prices will last, but you can buy the ebooks of the first two Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries DESIGN FOR DYING ($2.99) and DANGEROUS TO KNOW ($1.99) for all of five dollars right now!
Edith Head reference in episode 2 of BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER!
August 3, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Edith Head reference in episode 2 of BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER!
BORN ON THIS DATE: Two of Edith Head's leading ladies. Barbara Stanwyck in 1907. Ginger Rogers in 1911. On the left, Stany (w/Lizabeth Scott) from THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946). On the right, Edith with Ginger in costume for THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (1942). #BOTD
July 16, 2024 at 5:07 PM
BORN ON THIS DATE: Two of Edith Head's leading ladies. Barbara Stanwyck in 1907. Ginger Rogers in 1911. On the left, Stany (w/Lizabeth Scott) from THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946). On the right, Edith with Ginger in costume for THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR (1942). #BOTD
We had a blast at Oklahoma City Museum of Art's Book Club, talking about the first Lillian Frost & Edith Head mystery DESIGN FOR DYING. Huge thanks to the OKCMOA staff for the virtual tour of the exhibit "Edith Head: Hollywood's Costume Designer." If you're anywhere near OKC, don't miss it!
June 28, 2024 at 5:31 PM
We had a blast at Oklahoma City Museum of Art's Book Club, talking about the first Lillian Frost & Edith Head mystery DESIGN FOR DYING. Huge thanks to the OKCMOA staff for the virtual tour of the exhibit "Edith Head: Hollywood's Costume Designer." If you're anywhere near OKC, don't miss it!
Billy Wilder, born June 22, 1906. Worked with Edith Head on multiple films including DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) and SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950), costumes from which are now on display at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Wilder makes numerous cameos in the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries. #botd
June 23, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Billy Wilder, born June 22, 1906. Worked with Edith Head on multiple films including DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) and SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950), costumes from which are now on display at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Wilder makes numerous cameos in the Lillian Frost and Edith Head mysteries. #botd
It's funny how validating a sentiment like this can be for a writer. To learn that something you wrote helped another person forge a connection, however small, and see the continuum of popular culture across the decades makes all the effort and heartache seem worthwhile.
June 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
It's funny how validating a sentiment like this can be for a writer. To learn that something you wrote helped another person forge a connection, however small, and see the continuum of popular culture across the decades makes all the effort and heartache seem worthwhile.
NEW NEWSLETTER IN THE WORKS! A fantastic Sooner event later this month, some recent pieces from Team Renee Patrick, and more! Subscribe now and receive a free article on the noir fashions of Edith Head. reneepatrickbooks.com
June 12, 2024 at 8:15 PM
NEW NEWSLETTER IN THE WORKS! A fantastic Sooner event later this month, some recent pieces from Team Renee Patrick, and more! Subscribe now and receive a free article on the noir fashions of Edith Head. reneepatrickbooks.com
BORN ON THIS DATE. Paulette Goddard, born June 3, 1910. Here in a publicity still from THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939), with costumes by Edith Head. A popular Paramount star, she appears in two Lillian Frost & Edith Head mysteries, SCRIPT FOR SCANDAL and THE SHARPEST NEEDLE. #botd
June 3, 2024 at 11:16 PM
BORN ON THIS DATE. Paulette Goddard, born June 3, 1910. Here in a publicity still from THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939), with costumes by Edith Head. A popular Paramount star, she appears in two Lillian Frost & Edith Head mysteries, SCRIPT FOR SCANDAL and THE SHARPEST NEEDLE. #botd
Once again, don't know why or for how long, but right now the ebook of DESIGN FOR DYING, the very first Lillian Frost/Edith Head mystery, is on sale for $2.99 everywhere!
April 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Once again, don't know why or for how long, but right now the ebook of DESIGN FOR DYING, the very first Lillian Frost/Edith Head mystery, is on sale for $2.99 everywhere!