William J. Tuttle

William J. Tuttle

Infobox Person
name = William J. Tuttle



image_size = 250px
caption = William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970.
birth_date = birth date|1912|4|13
birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, United States
death_date = death date and age|2007|7|27|1912|4|13
death_place = Pacific Palisades, California, United States
occupation = Make-up artist
spouse = married 5 times (see below)

William J. Tuttle (April 13 1912 – July 27 2007) was an American make-up artist. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, at a young age he was forced to leave school to support his mother and younger brother. After a series of odd-jobs and a brief stint in his own band, Tuttle moved to Hollywood, California to work under makeup artist Jack Dawn at Twentieth Century Pictures.

In 1934, Tuttle and Dawn moved to MGM. Working as Dawn's assistant, Tuttle supervised the makeup work in such movies as "The Wizard of Oz" and "Father of the Bride".

Tuttle created makeup for many of Hollywood’s biggest stars, among them Judy Garland (“Summer Stock”, 1950); Gene Kelly (“Singin’ in the Rain”, 1952); Katharine Hepburn (“Pat and Mike”, 1952) and Esther Williams (“Million Dollar Mermaid”, 1952). Eventually he worked his way up to head of the studio's makeup department,

In the fifties he would be responsible for the makeup in "Singin' in the Rain", "Forbidden Planet" and "The Time Machine". He reused pieces he first created for "The Time Machine" in "The Eye of the Beholder", one of his many "Twilight Zone" contributions.

In 1964, Tuttle received a special Academy Award for his work on George Pal's "7 Faces of Dr. Lao"; this was 17 years before makeup became an official Oscar category. Later work included "Logan's Run" and "Young Frankenstein".

William Tuttle died, aged 95, from natural causes at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, survived by his wife, Anita and his daughter, Teresa. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95 |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=August 4, 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-05 ]

Marriages

William Tuttle was married five times. He was the first husband of Oscar-winning film and television star Donna Reed. He was survived by his daughter, Teresa, and predeceased by his son, John (both children were from his marriage to the late Marie Kopicki).

*Anita B Aros (March 25 1967 - July 27 2007) (his death)
*Elizabeth L. Muskie (October 13 1962 - 19??) (divorced)
*Marie Kopicki (19?? - June 4 1961) (her death); 2 children
*Gloria Gilbert (19?? - 19??) (divorced)
*Donna Reed (1943 - 1945) (divorced)

References

External links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/04/movies/04tuttle.html NY Times obituary]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878369/ IMDb]


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