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{{Short description|Make-up artist (1918–73)}}
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| birth_name = George Hamilton Westmore
| birth_name = George Hamilton Westmore
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1918|1|13}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1918|1|13}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, US
| birth_place = [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1973|6|24|1918|1|13}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1973|6|24|1918|1|13}}
| death_place = Los Angeles
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Martha Raye]]|1937}}<br>{{marriage|[[Lane Sisters|Rosemary Lane]]|1941|1954}}<br>Jeanne Shores
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* {{marriage|[[Martha Raye]]|1937|1937|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Rosemary Lane (actress)|Rosemary Lane]]|1941|1954|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Jeanne Shores<br>|1955}}
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'''Bud Westmore''' (January 13, 1918 &ndash; June 24, 1973) was a [[make-up artist]] in [[Hollywood]], and a member of the [[Westmore family]] of makeup.
'''Bud Westmore''' (January 13, 1918 &ndash; June 24, 1973) was a [[make-up artist]] in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]], and a member of the [[Westmore family]] of makeup.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
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 ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', ''[[Man of a Thousand Faces (film)|Man of a Thousand Faces]]'', ''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'', ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' and [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]''.
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 ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', ''[[Man of a Thousand Faces (film)|Man of a Thousand Faces]]'', ''[[The Andromeda Strain (film)|The Andromeda Strain]]'', ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' and [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]''. 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]].
In ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'', Westmore assisted the designer of the [[Gill-man]], [[Disney]] animator [[Milicent Patrick]], though her role was deliberately downplayed for half a century. In most publicity of the time, Westmore received sole credit for the creature's conception.<ref name="Mostri">{{cite book | author = Ferrari, Andrea| title = Il Cinema Dei Mostri | year = 2003| isbn = 88-435-9915-1 | page = 287}}</ref> He was sometimes credited as George Hamilton Westmore. The largest building on the [[Universal Studios]] Backlot is named in his honor.


In addition to film, Bud worked extensively in television, on shows such as ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[The Munsters]]'', [[Rod Serling|Rod Sterling]]'s ''[[Night Gallery]]'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skelton|first1=Scott|title=Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour|date=December 1, 1998|publisher=Syracuse University Press|page=114}}</ref> and ''[[Dragnet (franchise)|Dragnet]]''.
In addition to film, Bud worked extensively in television, on shows such as ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[The Munsters]]'', [[Rod Serling]]'s ''[[Night Gallery]]'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Skelton|first1=Scott|title=Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour|date=December 1, 1998|publisher=Syracuse University Press|page=114}}</ref> and ''[[Dragnet (franchise)|Dragnet]]''.


In 1957 [[Mattel]] asked Bud to design the makeup look of their soon to be iconic doll, [[Barbie]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oppenheimer|first1=Jerry|title=Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel|date=February 2, 2010|publisher=Wiley|isbn=007140211X|page=30}}</ref>
In 1957, [[Mattel]] asked Bud to design the makeup look of their soon-to-be-iconic doll, [[Barbie]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oppenheimer|first1=Jerry|title=Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel|date=February 2, 2010|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-0071402118|page=30}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Death==
==Death==
Westmore died at the age of 55 on June 24, 1973 due to a [[heart attack]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/26/archives/bud-westmore-makeup-artist-for-movies-and-television-dies.html?_r=0 "Bud Westmore, Makeup Artist For Movies and Television, Dies"], (archives) New York Times, p.48, 26 Jun 1973.</ref>
Westmore died at the age of 55 on June 24, 1973, due to a [[heart attack]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/26/archives/bud-westmore-makeup-artist-for-movies-and-television-dies.html?_r=0 "Bud Westmore, Makeup Artist For Movies and Television, Dies"], (archives) New York Times, p.48, 26 Jun 1973.</ref>


== Selected filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==
* ''[[Detour (1945 film)|Detour]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Brute Force (1947 film)|Brute Force]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Ride the Pink Horse]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap]]'' (1947)
* ''[[A Double Life (1947 film)|A Double Life]]'' (1947)
* ''[[Black Bart (film)|Black Bart]]'' (1948)
* ''[[The Naked City]]'' (1948)
* ''[[All My Sons (film)|All My Sons]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Tap Roots]]'' (1948)
* ''[[One Touch of Venus (film)|One Touch of Venus]]'' (1948)
* ''[[One Touch of Venus (film)|One Touch of Venus]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Mexican Hayride]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Criss Cross (1949 film)|Criss Cross]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Red Canyon (1949 film)|Red Canyon]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Calamity Jane and Sam Bass]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Winchester '73]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Winchester '73]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Kansas Raiders]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Kansas Raiders]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Harvey (film)|Harvey]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Harvey (1950 film)|Harvey]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Strange Door]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Strange Door]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Cimarron Kid]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Cimarron Kid]]'' (1952)
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* ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Bengal Brigade]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Far Country]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Far Country (film)|The Far Country]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Sign of the Pagan]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Captain Lightfoot]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Captain Lightfoot]]'' (1955)
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* ''[[All That Heaven Allows]]'' (1955)
* ''[[All That Heaven Allows]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Benny Goodman Story]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Benny Goodman Story]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Star in the Dust]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Pillars of the Sky]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Pillars of the Sky]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Mole People (film)|The Mole People]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Mole People (film)|The Mole People]]'' (1956)
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* ''[[If a Man Answers]]'' (1962)
* ''[[If a Man Answers]]'' (1962)
* ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962)
* ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Ugly American]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Ugly American (film)|The Ugly American]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Showdown (1963 film)|Showdown]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Showdown (1963 film)|Showdown]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The List of Adrian Messenger]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The List of Adrian Messenger]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Tammy and the Doctor]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Tammy and the Doctor]]'' (1963)
* ''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Thrill of It All (film)|The Thrill of It All]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Thrill of It All (film)|The Thrill of It All]]'' (1963)
* ''[[For Love or Money (1963 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1963)
* ''[[For Love or Money (1963 film)|For Love or Money]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Father Goose (film)|Father Goose]]'' (1964)
* ''[[The Art of Love (1965 film)|The Art of Love]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Rare Breed]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie (film)|Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Coogan's Bluff (film)|Coogan's Bluff]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Topaz (1969 film)|Topaz]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' (1970)
* ''[[The Beguiled (1971 film)|The Beguiled]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Soylent Green]]'' (1972)


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0922863}}


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Bud Westmore
Born
George Hamilton Westmore

(1918-01-13)January 13, 1918
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
DiedJune 24, 1973(1973-06-24) (aged 55)
Los Angeles
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 To Kill a Mockingbird, Man of a Thousand Faces, The Andromeda Strain, Creature from the Black Lagoon and Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus. 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.

In addition to film, Bud worked extensively in television, on shows such as The Virginian, The Munsters, Rod Serling's Night Gallery,[1] and Dragnet.

In 1957, Mattel asked Bud to design the makeup look of their soon-to-be-iconic doll, Barbie.[2]

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.[3]

Selected filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Skelton, Scott (December 1, 1998). Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour. Syracuse University Press. p. 114.
  2. ^ Oppenheimer, Jerry (February 2, 2010). Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel. Wiley. p. 30. ISBN 978-0071402118.
  3. ^ "Bud Westmore, Makeup Artist For Movies and Television, Dies", (archives) New York Times, p.48, 26 Jun 1973.
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