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 Perc Westmore

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Perc Westmore Famous memorial

Birth
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Death
30 Sep 1970 (aged 65)
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.1268120, Longitude: -118.2415924
Plot
Garden of Remembrance section, Map #E14, Single Garden Crypt 1753
Memorial ID
4185 View Source

Renowned Hollywood make-up artist, member of the famous Westmore family of make-up artists (see: Wally, Ern, Monte, Bud, Ada, and George Westmore). Perc was the longtime head of the Warner Bros. make-up department. Westmore ran the House of Westmore beauty salon on Sunset Blvd., overseeing the products. He worked with the US Navy in 1951 to develop a hair style for female personnel which would stand up to sea breezes and prevent the hair from falling against the collar.

Renowned Hollywood make-up artist, member of the famous Westmore family of make-up artists (see: Wally, Ern, Monte, Bud, Ada, and George Westmore). Perc was the longtime head of the Warner Bros. make-up department. Westmore ran the House of Westmore beauty salon on Sunset Blvd., overseeing the products. He worked with the US Navy in 1951 to develop a hair style for female personnel which would stand up to sea breezes and prevent the hair from falling against the collar.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 13 Dec 1998
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 4185
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4185/perc-westmore: accessed ), memorial page for Perc Westmore (29 Oct 1904–30 Sep 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4185, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.