MAKEUP MAN: CREATIONS OF HOLLYWOOD'S MICHAEL WESTMORE

Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore Hardcover – Illustrated, February 1, 2017 by Michael Westmore (Author), Jake Page (Author) A peek behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artists. In Hollywood’s heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren’t shaping the visages of stardom. For their century-long dedication to the art of makeup, the Westmores were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008. In this lively memoir, Michael Westmore not only regales us with tales of Hollywood’s golden age, but also from his own career where he notably transformed Sylvester Stallone into Rocky Balboa and Robert DiNiro into Jake LaMotta, among many other makeup miracles. Westmore’s talent as a makeup artist first became apparent when he created impenetrable disguises for Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitc