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In the 1950s he would be responsible for the makeup in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'', ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', ''[[North by Northwest]]'' and ''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|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 the 1950s he would be responsible for the makeup in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'', ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', ''[[North by Northwest]]'' and ''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|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. |
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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 (1976 film)|Logan's Run]]'' and ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''. Tuttle is the subject of the 1968 MGM short ''The King of the Duplicators'' where he demonstrated some of his work. |
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 (1976 film)|Logan's Run]]'' and ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''. Tuttle is the subject of the 1968 MGM short ''The King of the Duplicators'' where he demonstrated some of his work. He also appeared as himself in the 1985 documentary film [[The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal]]. |
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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=Margalit |last=Fox |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/04/movies/04tuttle.html |date=August 4, 2007}}</ref> |
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=Margalit |last=Fox |work=[[The New York Times]] |title=William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/04/movies/04tuttle.html |date=August 4, 2007}}</ref> |
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.jpg) William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970. | |
| Born | April 13, 1912 |
| Died | July 27, 2007 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Make-up artist |
| Spouse | married 5 times (see below) |
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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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). Eventually he worked his way up to head of the studio's makeup department,
In the 1950s he would be responsible for the makeup in Singin' in the Rain, Forbidden Planet, North by Northwest 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. Tuttle is the subject of the 1968 MGM short The King of the Duplicators where he demonstrated some of his work. He also appeared as himself in the 1985 documentary film The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal.
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]
His remains were placed in Minneapolis, Minnesota's Lakewood Cemetery.
Marriages
William Tuttle was married five 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)
See also
References
- ^ Fox, Margalit (August 4, 2007). "William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
External links
- NY Times obituary
- William J. Tuttle at IMDb
- Burial site of William Tuttle at Find A Grave
- William Tuttle papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences