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| Verita Thompson, Hollywood Hairstylist, Dies at 89 |
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Posted: Friday 07 March, 2008
Verita Thompson—Humphrey Bogart’s longtime hairstylist, secretary and reputed mistress—died of natural causes Feb. 1 in New Orleans. She was 89.
Thompson, a runner-up in the 1935 Miss Arizona beauty contest, came to Hollywood in the 1940s as a contract actress. The studio released her from her contract after she fell from a horse and broke her arm; while she was recuperating in Mexico City, she met and formed a partnership with a wig and toupee maker. When she returned to Hollywood and found she couldn’t work in studio make-up departments because of the union’s cosmetology license requirement, she became licensed.
Thompson subsequently worked with such leading men as Charles Boyer and Gary Cooper. During a toupee fitting with Warner Bros. Make-up Supervisor Gordon Bau, Thompson met Bogart. She served as his personal hairstylist and secretary from 1950 to 1957; they worked on more than 16 films together, including Dead Reckoning, The Barefoot Contessa and Sabrina.
She married film producer Walter Thompson in 1955. In 1982, she wrote the memoir Bogie and Me: A Love Story, in which she described a 14-year love affair with Bogart. In her final years, Thompson owned a restaurant in New Orleans and was known for dressing in Chanel suits, hat and gloves. |
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| Tsuji, Antonella, Berger Headline IMATS L.A. - Friday 18 April, 2008 |
| Kazuhiro Tsuji, whose work on the films Click and Norbit earned him two Oscar nominations, will design and apply an original prosthetic silicone make-up exclusively for this year's International Make-Up Artist Trade Show, held June 21-22 at the Pasadena Convention Center. This is a first IMATS engagement for Tsuji, who will serve as keynote speaker. |
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| Peter Montagna Added to 'Buffy' Panel - Thursday 08 May, 2008 |
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the International Make-up Artist Trade Show will host a panel discussion with veterans of the show. These include make-up artists Todd McIntosh, John Vulich and Peter Montagna, as well as actress Juliet Landau, who played Drusilla. More guests will be announced shortly. The panel will take place at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 22 at the Pasadena Convention Center's Little Theater.
For information about the show, click on the IMATS banner at the top of the page. |
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| Stan Winston, Movie Make-Up Innovator, Dies at 62 - Monday 16 June, 2008 |
| Stan Winston, who pioneered some of Hollywood’s most memorable creature, character and special make-up effects, died June 16thin Los Angeles. He was 62.
Born April 7, 1946 in Virginia, Winston studied painting and
sculpture at the University of Virginia; throughout his career, he
enjoyed sculpting fine art pieces. He moved to Hollywood in 1968 to be
an actor, but the
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