Tuesday 14 October 2014

The Westmore Family

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Perc, Wally and Bud Westmore
The Westmore Family is a famous family which did makeup in Hollywood. Start from George Westmore, the family has had four generations worked as make-up artists in various areas since George's establishment of Hollywood's first make-up department in 1917. The English Wigmaker George Westmore is named as the Makeup artist and hair stylist in the awards that he has got and he founded the first film makeup department at Selig Studio in 1917. By 1926, Monte, Perc, Ern and Bud (George's sons) had already become the top makeup artist who worked at four major studios and develop the makeup industry further until the end of their careers.
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Perc Westmore and Rosemary Lane
Percival Harry Westmore was one of the member of the Westmore family and he became the Head of the Warner Brothers makeup department. He also founded 'The House of Westmore' studio in Los Angeles with his brothers and has worked with many famous Hollywood actresses at period of time. The House of Westmore beauty salon was opened on 16th April, 1935. In 1939, the makeup look of Bette Davis in The Private Live if Elizabeth and Essex was created by Perc and the look features white complexion and no eyebrows.
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Wally Westmore and Audrey Hepburn
Wally Westmore was one of the members of the Westmore family and he also worked as film makeup artist as well. He headed Paramount makeup from 1926 and had worked on more than 300 films. There are some famous films that he worked for such as 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and 'To catch a thief', etc.
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Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore has led the Universal's makeup department for twenty-three years who specializing in rubber prosthetics. He worked as a makeup artist too and he has worked on over 450 movies and television shows such as 'Man of a Thousand Faces' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird', etc.
I think the members in the Westmore family are all amazing as they have developed their career successfully and how they contribute to the makeup industry during their lifetime.

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