The Westmore family are probably one of the most influential people of the hair and make up industry. nearly ll members and generations.
It all started with George Westmore, opening his first hairdressing salon after hos wife died. He them moved to to Los Angeles in 1917, where he soon got a job at the Selig Studio and established the first studio makeup department in history. a few months later he moved to Triangle Studios, overseeing the makeup for stars as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Billie Burke, Norma Talmadge, and Theda Bara.
Sadly during the 1920s, his work started to be overpowered by his sons, and after a second unsuccessful marriage committed suicide in 1931.
His sons however, continued his legacy and only contributed to the family reputation, becoming heads of major makeup studios in Hollywood. And working some of the most famous actors in Hollywood.
Even some third generation Westmores became well-known in the makeup industry, not only in dramatic based makeup, but also in medically helpful makeup for victims of facial burns and diseases.
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