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Bud Westmore

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Bud Westmore
Born
George Hamilton Westmore

(1918-01-13)January 13, 1918
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 1973(1973-06-24) (aged 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationMake-up artist
Years active1938–1973
Spouses
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(m. 1937; div. 1937)​
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(m. 1941; div. 1954)​
Jeanne Shores
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(m. 1955)​
Children5
ParentGeorge Westmore
RelativesSee Westmore family

Bud Westmore (January 13, 1918 – June 24, 1973) was a make-up artist in Hollywood, and a member of the Westmore family of makeup.

Life and career

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Son of George Westmore, a member of the Westmore family prominent in Hollywood make-up, he is credited on over 450 movies and television shows, including Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), the Stanley Kubrick-directed Spartacus (1960),[1] To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and The Andromeda Strain (1971). He was sometimes credited as George Hamilton Westmore.

Westmore was head of the Universal Studios make-up department during the production of Creature from the Black Lagoon. Although he was credited for the design of the creature, it was designed by Milicent Patrick.[2][3]

In addition to film, Bud worked extensively in television, on shows such as The Virginian, The Munsters, Rod Serling's Night Gallery,[4] and Dragnet.

In 1957, Mattel asked Bud to design the makeup look of their soon-to-be-iconic doll, Barbie.[5]

Personal life

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Westmore was married to actress and singer Martha Raye for five months in 1937. His second wife was actress Rosemary Lane, one of the famous Lane Sisters, who appeared in a number of movies in the 1930s and 40s. They had a daughter together. Westmore later married Jeanne Shores, a contestant and the winner of the 1952 Miss California Pageant, and they had four children together.

Death

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Westmore died at the age of 55 on June 24, 1973, due to a heart attack.[6]

Selected filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lobrutto, Vincent (1999). Stanley Kubrick: A Biography. Grand Central Publishing. pp. 179, 511. ISBN 978-0306809064. The crew in Spain also included makeup man Bud Westmore, the head property master, and a few others.
  2. ^ Fate, Vincent Di (October 27, 2011). "The Fantastic Mystery of Milicent Patrick". Reactor. Archived from the original on January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  3. ^ del Barco, Mandalit (March 8, 2019). "The Forgotten Woman Who Designed The Creature From The Black Lagoon". NPR. Archived from the original on January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  4. ^ Skelton, Scott (December 1, 1998). Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour. Syracuse University Press. p. 114.
  5. ^ Oppenheimer, Jerry (February 2, 2010). Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel. Wiley. p. 30. ISBN 978-0071402118.
  6. ^ "Bud Westmore, Makeup Artist For Movies and Television, Dies", (archives) New York Times, p.48, 26 Jun 1973.
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