Monty Westmore

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Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for members of the Westmore Family

Montague George "Monty" Westmore (born June 12, 1923 in Los Angeles , California , † November 13, 2007 in Woodland Hills , California) was an American makeup artist .

Life

Westmore grew up in a traditional makeup artist family. His father Monte Westmore and his grandfather George Westmore had already been active in this profession, which his brother Michael Westmore also took up. He began his career in 1943 as an apprentice to his uncle Perc Westmore , who worked for Warner Brothers . He then worked for Universal Studios for seven years . At the beginning he worked on The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and In the Sign of Evil, among others, without crediting the credits . He later became the personal makeup artist of Joan Crawford and Paul Newman .

In addition to his film work, he also worked for television; so he worked between 1952 and 1966 for the sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet with Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard . In 1983 he was chosen for the television production What will become of the children? with Ann-Margret in the leading role nominated for an Emmy . In 1991 he received an Oscar nomination for his work on Steven Spielberg's Hook . His last film work was The Grinch in 2000.

Filmography (selection)

Nominations

  • 1983: Emmy nomination for Who Will Love My Children?
  • 1992: Oscar nomination for Hook
  • 1996: Emmy nomination for The Jay Leno Story

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personal data
SURNAME Westmore, Monty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Westmore, Montague George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American makeup artist
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 2007
Place of death Woodland Hills , California