American make-up artist (1912–2007)
William J. Tuttle
William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970.
Born William Julian Tuttle
(1912-04-13 ) April 13, 1912Died July 27, 2007(2007-07-27) (aged 95) Occupation Make-up artist Spouse(s) Gloria Gilbert (m. 19??; div. 19??)
Marie Kopicki (m. 19??; died 1961) Elizabeth L. Muskie (m. 1962; div. 196?)
Children 2
William Julian Tuttle (April 13, 1912 – July 27, 2007) was an American make-up artist .
Early life [ edit ]
Born in Jacksonville, Florida , he was forced to leave school at a young age to support his mother and younger brother. After a series of odd-jobs and a brief stint in his own band, Tuttle moved to Los Angeles in 1930 and began taking art classes at the University of Southern California, where he would meet his future collaborator Charles Schram.[1] Around the same time, he began working as a page at Fox Studios.[2]
Tuttle began working under makeup artist Jack Dawn at Twentieth Century Pictures . In 1934, Tuttle and Dawn moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . 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 1950s, he would be responsible for the makeup in Singin' in the Rain , Seven Brides For Seven Brothers , Forbidden Planet , North by Northwest and The Time Machine . He reused pieces he first created for The Time Machine in "Eye of the Beholder ", one of his many Twilight Zone contributions.
In 1965, Tuttle received a special Oscar for his work on George Pal 's 7 Faces of Dr. Lao ;[3] this was 17 years before makeup became an official Oscar category. Later work included Logan's Run and Young Frankenstein . Tuttle is the subject of the 1968 MGM short The King of the Duplicators where he demonstrated some of his work. He also appeared as himself in the documentary film The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985), produced and directed by Arnold Leibovit .
Later in life, Tuttle managed his company known as Custom Color Cosmetics.[4]
Personal life [ edit ]
Tuttle was married five times. He was the first husband of Oscar-winning film and television star Donna Reed . He and his third wife, Marie Kopicki, had two children, daughter Teresa, and son John. John predeceased his father.
Donna Reed (January 30,1943– January 8,1945) (divorced)
Gloria Gilbert (19?? – 19??) (divorced)
Marie Kopicki (1946 – June 4, 1961) (her death); 2 children
Elizabeth L. Muskie (October 13, 1962 – 1966) (divorced)
Anita B Aros (March 25, 1967 – July 27, 2007) (his death)
William Tuttle died, aged 95, from natural causes at his home in Pacific Palisades, California , survived by his wife, Anita and his daughter, Teresa.[5]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Nelson, Valerie (3 August 2007). "William J. Tuttle, 95; pioneering film makeup artist was first to get an Oscar". Los Angeles Times .
^ Van Gelder, Lindsy (March 1998). "Screen Savior". Allure .
^ "William Tuttle Gets Acad Award For 'Lao' Makeup". Hollywood Reporter. 29 March 1965.
^ Van Gelder, Lindsy (March 1998). "Screen Savior". Allure .
^ Fox, Margalit (August 4, 2007). "William J. Tuttle, Master Movie Makeup Man, Dies at 95" . The New York Times .
External links [ edit ]
1928–1950
Warner Bros. / Charlie Chaplin (1928)
Walt Disney (1932)
Shirley Temple (1934)
D. W. Griffith (1935)
The March of Time / W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson (1936)
Edgar Bergen / W. Howard Greene / Museum of Modern Art Film Library / Mack Sennett (1937)
J. Arthur Ball / Walt Disney / Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney / Gordon Jennings , Jan Domela , Devereaux Jennings, Irmin Roberts, Art Smith, Farciot Edouart , Loyal Griggs , Loren L. Ryder , Harry D. Mills, Louis Mesenkop , Walter Oberst / Oliver T. Marsh and Allen Davey / Harry Warner (1938)
Douglas Fairbanks / Judy Garland / William Cameron Menzies / Motion Picture Relief Fund (Jean Hersholt , Ralph Morgan , Ralph Block , Conrad Nagel )/ Technicolor Company (1939)
Bob Hope / Nathan Levinson (1940)
Walt Disney , William Garity , John N. A. Hawkins, and the RCA Manufacturing Company / Leopold Stokowski and his associates / Rey Scott / British Ministry of Information (1941)
Charles Boyer / Noël Coward / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1942)
George Pal (1943)
Bob Hope / Margaret O'Brien (1944)
Republic Studio, Daniel J. Bloomberg , and the Republic Studio Sound Department / Walter Wanger / The House I Live In / Peggy Ann Garner (1945)
Harold Russell / Laurence Olivier / Ernst Lubitsch / Claude Jarman Jr. (1946)
James Baskett / Thomas Armat , William Nicholas Selig , Albert E. Smith , and George Kirke Spoor / Bill and Coo / Shoeshine (1947)
Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948)
Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle Thief (1949)
Louis B. Mayer / George Murphy / The Walls of Malapaga (1950)
1951–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
Dick Smith (1973)
William J. Tuttle (1974/75)
William J. Tuttle (1976)
Rick Baker and Stuart Freeborn (1977)
William J. Tuttle and Rick Baker (1978)
William J. Tuttle (1979)
Dick Smith /Dick Smith (1980)
Rick Baker (1981)
Dorothy J. Pearl (1982)
Phil Tippett and Stuart Freeborn (1983)
Stan Winston (1984)
Tom Savini (1985)
Chris Walas (1986)
Rob Bottin and Stephan Dupuis (1987)
Ve Neill , Steve La Porte , and Robert Short (1988)
John Caglione Jr. , Doug Drexler , and Cheri Minns (1989/90)
Carl Fullerton and Neal Martz (1991)
Stan Winston and Ve Neill (1992)
Kevin Haney (1993)
Rick Baker and Ve Neill (1994)
Jean Ann Black and Rob Bottin (1995)
Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
Rick Lazzarini and Gordon J. Smith (1997)
Robert Kurtzman , Greg Nicotero , and Howard Berger (1998)
Nick Dudman and Aileen Seaton (1999)
Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan (2000)
Greg Cannom and Wesley Wofford (2001)
Peter Owen and Peter King (2002)
Richard Taylor and Peter King (2003)
Jake Garber , Matt Rose, and Mike Elizalde (2004)
Howard Berger , Nikki Gooley , and Greg Nicotero (2005)
Todd Masters and Dan Rebert (2006)
Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2007)
Greg Cannom (2008)
Barney Burman , Mindy Hall , and Joel Harlow (2009)
Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (2010)
Dave Elsey , Fran Needham, and Conor O'Sullivan (2011)
Heike Merker, Daniel Parker, and Jeremy Woodhead (2012)
Donald Mowat (2013)
David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (2014)
Neal Scanlan (2015)
Joel Harlow and Monica Huppert (2016)
Joel Harlow and Ken Diaz (2017)
John Blake and Brian Sipe (2018/2019)
Amanda Knight and Neal Scanlan (2019/2020)
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.