Bud Westmore

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

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, Man of a Thousand Faces, The Andromeda Strain, Creature from the Black Lagoon and Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus.

In Creature from the Black Lagoon, Westmore assisted the designer of the Gill-man, Disney animator Millicent 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. 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, The Munsters, Rod Sterling's Night Gallery, and Dragnet.

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

Personal life

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, they have four children together.

Death

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

Selected filmography

• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
• The Strange Door (1951)
• The Black Castle (1952)
• Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
• It Came from Outer Space (1953)
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
• Revenge of the Creature (1955)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
• The Mole People (1956)
• Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
• Spartacus (1960)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
• The Andromeda Strain (1971)