Makeup artist recalls distant film work on Troy and Pharaohs
Gordon Ball head of Warner Bros makeup recalls supervising makeup for Helen of Troy and Land of the Pharaohs from distant locations Rome Cairo and the Warner lot. He describes calling on location for tweaks reviewing rushes and correcting colors and textures while managing 3000 gladiators and 10 000 slaves on set.
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Land of the Pharoahs
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Italy
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Egypt
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Los Angeles
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Second Carter Twins Sign Up For Al Classes
Cameron College welcomes the second set of Carter twins Wayne Ray and Wanda Faye for the 1955 56 freshman year. Their parents are Mr and Mrs Edwin Carter of 1725 Cherry. Wayne Ray helped at Carter's Prompt Printery this summer while Wanda Faye assisted at home. The twins plan basic subjects this year and no other Carter children are noted. Lorenzo Carter, 26, is a corporal in the Army at Fort Sill and is married to Sue with two older children. Lorene Carter Wilkerson, now Mrs Bob Wilkerson, is a Church of Christ minister’s wife with two children.
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Cameron
University of Oklahoma
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Carter’s Prompt Printery
Mary Frances Kenney 93 Dies in Rainelle Descendants Counted
Mrs Mary Frances Kenney 93 of Rainelle West Virginia died yesterday leaving 149 direct descendants including 5 sons 6 daughters 62 grandchildren 75 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Makeup designer describes altering appearance for film
The designer explains darkening a actress skin tone to achieve a Miami Beach look while filming in Cairo. A California look was desired due to similar sunshine density. The Cairo makeup crew added white chalk to the application to achieve the effect.
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California
Egypt
Cairo
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