Quick Facts of Bud Westmore

  • Full NameBud Westmore
  • Marital Status Married
  • BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, US
  • Ethnicity White
  • ProfessionMake up artist
  • Nationality American
  • Active Year1938–1973
  • SpouseMartha Raye (m. 1937) Rosemary Lane (m. 1941–1954) Jeanne Shores
Bud Westmore

There are 7.5 billion people on earth and makes you different from other is what striking thing you do with your life. Today we are going to talk about one of the most influential persons who made a change in the Hollywood industry by his makeup skill. This is one of the reasons why people still remember him even though he is no more in this world.

The person is none other than Bud Westmore. He was a make-up artist in Hollywood and a member of the Westmore family of makeup. So, without further ado let’s get into the article. The article includes his marriage life, net worth, age, height and more. So, stay tuned to us until the end.

Bud Westmore’s Bio & Wiki

Bud Westmore was born in George Hamilton Westmore on January 13, 1918. He is the son of  George Westmore. The star never revealed anything about his mother and siblings. He is a member of the Westmore family prominent in Hollywood make-up line.

He also hasn’t revealed anything about his educational qualification as well as early life. The star died at a very young age of 55 due to a heart attack on  June 24, 1973.

Bud Westmore’s Age, Body Measurement (Height & Weight)

Since he is no more alive we cannot actually talk about his age. However, if he was alive till now he would be exactly 100 years old. Nevertheless, he died at the young age of 55 in 1973. Not only age but we cannot talk about his body measurement, height, and weight.

Was Bud Westmore Married? Know About His Spouse

Westmore was first married to actress and singer Martha Raye. The couple couldn’t keep up their married life for long. So in 1937 after just 5 months of their wedding, the couple called off the marriage.

Similarly, his second wife was actress Rosemary Lane, one of the famous Lane Sisters. She appeared in a number of movies in the 1930s and 40s. Westmore and Lane had a daughter together. yet the name of the daughter is out of media’s reach as for now. Like his first marriage, his second marriage also couldn’t last long.

In the same way, Westmore later married Jeanne Shores, a contestant and the winner of the 1952 Miss California Pageant. The couple together had four children together.

Bud Westmore’s Net Worth

The star is not alive, so we cannot really figure out his current net worth. Neither there is any sort of information about his net worth and salary while he was alive.

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Though we are not sure about his income we can easily say the artist used to earns $thousands from his career. As he worked as a makeup artist more than 400 movies.

Bud Westmore’s Career

As mentioned above he was a Hollywood makeup artist. Till now, he has credited on over 450 movies and television shows, including To Kill a MockingbirdMan of a Thousand FacesThe Andromeda StrainCreature from the Black Lagoon and Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus.

In Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bud assisted the designer of the Gill-man, Disney animator Milicent Patrick, though her role was deliberately downplayed for half a century. In the time of publicity, Westmore received sole credit for the creature’s conception.

He also was sometimes credited as George Hamilton Westmore. The largest building on the Universal Studios Backlot is named in the star’s honour.

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Furthermore, Bud worked extensively in television, on shows such as The VirginianThe Munsters, Rod Sterling’s Night Galleryand Dragnet. In 1957 Mattel asked Bud to design the makeup look of their soon to be an iconic doll, Barbie as well.