Wally Westmore

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Wally Westmore was a prominent Hollywood makeup artist known for his influential work during the mid-20th century, particularly at Paramount Pictures.

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Wally Westmore canonical 2
Wally West 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf make-up artist
person
activeInPeriod mid-20th century
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling nomination
basedIn Paramount Pictures studios
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Paramount Pictures
familyName Westmore
fieldOfWork film make-up
fullName Walter James Westmore
genre cinema
givenName Walter
hasPartIn classic Hollywood cinema era
hasWorkType character make-up
period make-up design
prosthetic make-up
industry film industry
influenced later generations of film make-up artists
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Westmore family
notableEmployer Paramount Pictures make-up department head
notableFor influential Hollywood make-up design at Paramount Pictures
notableProjectType Technicolor epics
black-and-white films
notableWork Breakfast at Tiffany's
Double Indemnity
Roman Holiday
Samson and Delilah
Sunset Boulevard
The Big Clock
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Heiress
The Lost Weekend
The Ten Commandments
The Uninvited
occupation make-up artist
partOf Golden Age of Hollywood
relative George Westmore
linked to: George Westmore Jr.
sibling Bud Westmore
Ern Westmore
linked to: Bud Westmore

Frank Westmore
George Westmore Jr.
Monte Westmore
Perc Westmore
linked to: Bud Westmore
workLocation Hollywood
Los Angeles

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Bud Westmore sibling Wally Westmore
The Cowboy and the Blonde hasCastMember Wally West
linked to: Wally Westmore