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In [[1964]], Tuttle received a special [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for his work on [[George Pal]]'s ''[[7 Faces of Dr. Lao]]''; this was 17 years before makeup became an official Oscar category. Later work included [[Logan's Run (1976 film)|''Logan's Run'']] and ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''. |
In [[1964]], Tuttle received a special [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for his work on [[George Pal]]'s ''[[7 Faces of Dr. Lao]]''; this was 17 years before makeup became an official Oscar category. Later work included [[Logan's Run (1976 film)|''Logan's Run'']] and ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''. |
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William Tuttle died, aged 95, from natural causes at his home in [[Pacific Palisades, California]], survived by his wife, Anita and his daughter, Teresa. <ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95 |url= |quote=William J. Tuttle, a Hollywood makeup artist whose work was so renowned that he won an Oscar years before there was an official Academy Award for makeup, died on July 27 at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 95. William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970. Mr. Tuttle died of natural causes, his wife, Anita, said. A longtime head of the makeup department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mr. Tuttle worked on more than 300 films. He won an honorary Oscar in 1965 for his work on “7 Faces of Dr. Lao,” the first makeup artist to receive the award. In his hands, the film’s star, Tony Randall, was transformed by turns into a Chinese man, an elderly Merlin, the Abominable Snowman, Medusa, a giant serpent and other denizens of a traveling carnival. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[August 4]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007- |
William Tuttle died, aged 95, from natural causes at his home in [[Pacific Palisades, California]], survived by his wife, Anita and his daughter, Teresa. <ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95 |url= |quote=William J. Tuttle, a Hollywood makeup artist whose work was so renowned that he won an Oscar years before there was an official Academy Award for makeup, died on July 27 at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 95. William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970. Mr. Tuttle died of natural causes, his wife, Anita, said. A longtime head of the makeup department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mr. Tuttle worked on more than 300 films. He won an honorary Oscar in 1965 for his work on “7 Faces of Dr. Lao,” the first makeup artist to receive the award. In his hands, the film’s star, Tony Randall, was transformed by turns into a Chinese man, an elderly Merlin, the Abominable Snowman, Medusa, a giant serpent and other denizens of a traveling carnival. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[August 4]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-08-05 }}</ref> |
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He was predeceased by his son, John (both of his children were from his marriage to the late Marie Kopicki). |
He was predeceased by his son, John (both of his children were from his marriage to the late Marie Kopicki). |
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William J. Tuttle (April 13 1912 – July 27 2007) was an American make-up artist. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, at a young age he was forced to leave school to support his mother and younger brother. After a series of odd-jobs and a brief stint in his own band, Tuttle moved to Hollywood, California to work under makeup artist Jack Dawn at Twentieth Century Pictures.
In 1934, Tuttle and Dawn moved to MGM to continue his apprenticeship, eventually working his way up to head of the studio's makeup department. Working as Dawn's assistant, Tuttle supervised the makeup work in such movies as The Wizard of Oz and Father of the Bride. Tuttle created makeup for many of Hollywood’s biggest stars, among them Judy Garland (“Summer Stock”, 1950); Gene Kelly (“Singin’ in the Rain”, 1952); Katharine Hepburn (“Pat and Mike”, 1952) and Esther Williams (“Million Dollar Mermaid”, 1952).
In the fifties he would be responsible for the makeup in Singin' in the Rain, Forbidden Planet and The Time Machine. He reused pieces he first created for The Time Machine in The Eye of the Beholder, one of his many Twilight Zone contributions.
In 1964, Tuttle received a special Academy Award for his work on George Pal's 7 Faces of Dr. Lao; this was 17 years before makeup became an official Oscar category. Later work included Logan's Run and Young Frankenstein.
William Tuttle died, aged 95, from natural causes at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, survived by his wife, Anita and his daughter, Teresa. [1]
He was predeceased by his son, John (both of his children were from his marriage to the late Marie Kopicki).
Marriages
William Tuttle was married numerous times. He was the first husband of Oscar-winning film and television star Donna Reed. He was survived by his daughter, Teresa, and predeceased by his son, John (both children were from his marriage to the late Marie Kopicki).
- Anita B Aros (March 25 1967 - July 27 2007) (his death)
- Elizabeth L. Muskie (October 13 1962 - 19??) (divorced)
- Marie Kopicki (19?? - June 4 1961) (her death); 2 children
- Gloria Gilbert (19?? - 19??) (divorced)
- Donna Reed (1943 - 1945) (divorced)
References
- ^ "William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95". New York Times. August 4, 2007.
William J. Tuttle, a Hollywood makeup artist whose work was so renowned that he won an Oscar years before there was an official Academy Award for makeup, died on July 27 at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He was 95. William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970. Mr. Tuttle died of natural causes, his wife, Anita, said. A longtime head of the makeup department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Mr. Tuttle worked on more than 300 films. He won an honorary Oscar in 1965 for his work on "7 Faces of Dr. Lao," the first makeup artist to receive the award. In his hands, the film's star, Tony Randall, was transformed by turns into a Chinese man, an elderly Merlin, the Abominable Snowman, Medusa, a giant serpent and other denizens of a traveling carnival.
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