1. Percival Harry Westmore was a prominent member of the Westmore family of Hollywood make-up artists.
18 Facts About Perc Westmore
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Perc Westmore rose to the position of head of the Warner Bros.
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Perc Westmore worked with well-known Hollywood actresses of the period, including Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis and Kay Francis.
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Perc Westmore was married four times, and collected cuttings relating to the Westmore family throughout his life which were subsequently donated to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after his death.
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Perc Westmore was instrumental in finishing the project, as the brothers had run out of money before finishing it.
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Perc Westmore responded by giving him a blank cheque to complete the project, which he cashed for $25,000.
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Whereas prior to Perc Westmore, studios described actresses simply as blonde or brunette, Perc Westmore introduced a chart of thirty five shades of blonde alone.
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Perc Westmore made an onscreen cameo in the 1937 film Hollywood Hotel.
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Perc Westmore was the make-up artist for Bette Davis during the filming of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex in 1939, where she became the first Hollywood actress to appear bald on screen.
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Perc Westmore died of a heart attack on 30 September 1970, at his home in North Hollywood.
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Perc Westmore is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Perc Westmore was posthumously nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Make-up at the 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1971 for his work on The Third Bill Cosby Special.
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On 3 October 2008, the Perc Westmore family received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work in the motion picture industry.
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Perc Westmore was rumoured to be involved in an affair with Kay Francis, but no reference to it was found in Francis' diaries.
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Perc Westmore was married on several occasions, to Virginia Thomas, Gloria Dickson, Juliette Novis and Margaret Valetta.
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Perc Westmore was engaged to Betty Hutton, who broke off the engagement later saying it was because he bored her.
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Perc Westmore adopted a daughter with Virginia Thomas, named Virginia.
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Perc Westmore collected a number of clippings and recordings featuring himself and his family.