Westmore family
The Westmore Family is a well-known name in the Hollywood makeup industry. Under the leadership of their patriarch, George Westmore, the family has had four generations actively involved in Hollywood as makeup artists, contributing their expertise in various roles. This legacy began with George's founding of Hollywood's inaugural makeup department in 1917. Careers

The English wigmaker George Westmore, for whom the Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild's George Westmore Lifetime Achievement Award is named, founded the first (and tiny) film makeup department at Selig Polyscope Company in 1917. He also worked at Triangle, but soon began freelancing across the major studios. He understood that cosmetic and hair needs were personal and would make up stars such as Mary Pickford (whom he relieved of having to curl her famous hair daily by making false ringlets) and the Talmadge sisters (Norma and Constance) in their homes before they left for work in the morning. He fathered three generations of movie makeup artists, beginning with his six sons—Perc, Ern, Monte, Wally, Bud, and Frank—who soon eclipsed him in Hollywood. By 1926, Monte, Perc, Ern, and Bud had penetrated the industry to become the chief makeup artists at four major studios, and all continued to break ground in new beauty and horror illusions until the end of their careers. In 1921, after dishwashing at Famous Players-Lasky, Monte became Rudolph Valentino's sole makeup artist. When Valentino died in 1926, Monte went to Selznick International. Thirteen years later, he worked himself to death with the enormous makeup demands for Gone with the Wind (1939). In 1923, Perc began a career at First National-Warner Bros. Over twenty-seven years, he worked on the makeup in many films, including the faces of Charles Laughton's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Bette Davis in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. In the early 1920s, he blended Stein Pink greasepaint with eye shadow, preceding Max Factor's Panchromatic. Ern, at RKO from 1929 to 1931 and then at 20th Century Fox from 1935, was adept at finding the right look for stars of the 1930s. Wally headed Paramount makeup in 1926, where he created Fredric March's gruesome transformation in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). Frank followed him there. Bud led Universal's makeup department for 23 years, specializing in rubber prosthetics. Together, they built the House of Westmore Salon, which served stars and the public alike. Later generations have continued the name, including brothers Michael and Marvin, who have excelled in special makeup effects, such as in Blade Runner (1982), Mask (1985), and Raging Bull (1980). Prominent family members
 George Henry Westmore (June 27, 1879 – July 12, 1931)
 Monte George Westmore (July 22, 1902 – March 30, 1940)
 Monty George Westmore Jr. (June 12, 1923 – November 13, 2007)
 Michael George Westmore (March 22, 1938)
McKenzie Westmore (April 26, 1977)
 Marvin George Westmore (December 24, 1934 – November 28, 2020)
 Kandace Westmore
 Kevin Westmore
 Percival Harry Westmore (October 29, 1904 – September 30, 1970)
 Ernest Henry Westmore (October 29, 1904 – February 1, 1967)
 Walter James Westmore (February 13, 1906 – July 3, 1973)
 Pamela Westmore
 Mark Westmore, A.C.E. Bud Westmore (January 13, 1918 – June 24, 1973)
 Frank C. Westmore (April 13, 1923 – May 14, 1985)

Other family members

 Dorothy (1907–1931), daughter of George and his first wife, Ada, who died following an operation,
 Patricia, daughter of George and his second wife, Anita. Norma, daughter of Perc and his first wife, Virginia
 Virginia, daughter of Perc and adopted daughter of his first wife, Virginia. Muriel, daughter of Ern and his first wife, Venida
 Lynn is the daughter of Ern and his second wife, Ethelyne. James is the son of Wally and his wife, Edwina. Ann is the daughter of Wally and his wife, Edwina. Bridget is the daughter of Bud and his second wife, Rosemary. Robert is the son of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne. Melinda, daughter of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne
 Timothy is the son of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne. Charles, son of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne
 Jonas Helstab, son of Melinda, grandson of Bud, and third wife, Jeanne
 Megan Helstab, daughter of Melinda and the granddaughter of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne. Alexander is the grandson of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne. Chelsea Helstab, daughter of Melinda and the granddaughter of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne. Grace, granddaughter of Bud and his third wife, Jeanne. Mark, grandson of Wally and his wife, Edwina
 Sharon, daughter of Muriel Westmore Crawley
 Pauleen, daughter of Muriel Westmore Crawley
 Judy, daughter of Muriel Westmore Crawley
 Robert Jr., son of Muriel Westmore Crawley
 Christiana Crawley Benson is the great-granddaughter of Ern Westmore. Robert Crawley, Jr., grandson of Ern Westmore

References
 Frank Westmore and Muriel Davidson The Westmores of Hollywood J. B. Lippincott, New York City, 1976. External links
westmoremuseum.com
American families of English ancestry
People from Canterbury
American make-up artists