Bud Westmore
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Bud Westmore was a prominent American Hollywood makeup artist, best known for his extensive work at Universal Studios on classic films and iconic movie monsters.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bud Westmore canonical | 4 |
| Bud Westmore (head of makeup on Spartacus) | 1 |
| Ern Westmore | 1 |
| Harold M. "Bud" Westmore | 1 |
| Michael Westmore | 1 |
| Perc Westmore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6925207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bud Westmore Context triple: [Martha Raye, spouse, Bud Westmore]
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A.
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly was an acclaimed Australian-born Hollywood costume designer renowned for his work on classic films such as "Some Like It Hot" and "An American in Paris."
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B.
John Alton
John Alton was a renowned American cinematographer celebrated for his innovative, high-contrast lighting and influential work in film noir and classic Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen was a pioneering visual effects creator and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking work on fantasy and science-fiction films such as "Jason and the Argonauts" and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad."
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D.
Rick Baker
Rick Baker is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist renowned for his groundbreaking creature and monster designs in films such as An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black.
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E.
Willis H. O’Brien
Willis H. O’Brien was a pioneering stop-motion animator and special effects artist best known for revolutionizing visual effects in early monster and adventure films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bud Westmore Target entity description: Bud Westmore was a prominent American Hollywood makeup artist, best known for his extensive work at Universal Studios on classic films and iconic movie monsters.
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A.
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly was an acclaimed Australian-born Hollywood costume designer renowned for his work on classic films such as "Some Like It Hot" and "An American in Paris."
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B.
John Alton
John Alton was a renowned American cinematographer celebrated for his innovative, high-contrast lighting and influential work in film noir and classic Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen was a pioneering visual effects creator and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking work on fantasy and science-fiction films such as "Jason and the Argonauts" and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad."
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D.
Rick Baker
Rick Baker is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist renowned for his groundbreaking creature and monster designs in films such as An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black.
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E.
Willis H. O’Brien
Willis H. O’Brien was a pioneering stop-motion animator and special effects artist best known for revolutionizing visual effects in early monster and adventure films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film crew member
ⓘ
human ⓘ make-up artist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Universal Pictures
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Universal Studios ⓘ Universal-International ⓘ |
| familyName | Westmore ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
special make-up effects ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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horror film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Bud ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of film makeup artists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Westmore family ⓘ |
| name | Bud Westmore ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Hollywood studio-era makeup design
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creating and supervising makeup for classic Universal movie monsters ⓘ leading the makeup department at Universal Studios ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
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Creature from the Black Lagoon ⓘ
linked to:
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Spartacus ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus (1960 film)
The Creature Walks Among Us ⓘ The Incredible Shrinking Man ⓘ
linked to:
The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay)
The Munsters ⓘ The Wolf Man (reissues and later work on the character) ⓘ
linked to:
The Wolf Man
This Island Earth ⓘ To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| occupation |
film make-up artist
ⓘ
make-up artist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of makeup department at Universal Studios ⓘ |
| relative |
Frank Westmore
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George Westmore ⓘ
linked to:
George Westmore Jr.
Montague Westmore ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ern Westmore
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Perc Westmore ⓘ Wally Westmore ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ Universal City, California ⓘ |
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Subject: Bud Westmore Description of subject: Bud Westmore was a prominent American Hollywood makeup artist, best known for his extensive work at Universal Studios on classic films and iconic movie monsters.
Referenced by (9)
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