George westmore
George Westmore, Director of Makeup, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, 1930
influencing the standards of beauty: establishing an industry that did not exist
George Henry Westmore, the Father of the Motion Picture Make-up Business.
From Left to Right; Wally, Ada, George (Standing), Monte (Standing, middle), Dorothy, and the twins, Ernie (seated, middle front) Percy, and the family dog.
Immigration, ambition, and hard work
Born on the Isle of Wight, the eldest son of a Stone Coalsman, George Westmore had dreams that would take him beyond the island.
George's first hairdressing salon, Upper High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, 1901, next to the Baptist Church.
"To a modern Samson who beards the lion in his den, from one who has required more hair than any man living." - Cecil B. DeMille
living the American dream
George Westmore sailed half way around the world with $45 in his pocket. He immigrated to the United States with his family and pioneered what would become a multi-million dollar industry in Hollywood.