William J. Tuttle
William J. Tuttle with some of his creations for MGM in 1970.
Born	William Julian Tuttle (1912-04-13)April 13, 1912 Jacksonville, Florida, US
Died	July 27, 2007(2007-07-27) (aged 95) Pacific Palisades, California, US
Occupation	Make-up artist
Spouses	Donna Reed ​ ​ (m. 1943; div. 1945)​ Gloria Gilbert ​ (divorced)​ Marie Kopicki ​ (died 1961)​ Elizabeth L. Muskie ​ ​ (m. 1962, divorced)​ Anita B. Aros ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	2

William Julian Tuttle (April 13, 1912 – July 27, 2007) was an Americanmake-up artist.

Born inJacksonville, Florida, he was forced to leave school at a young age to support his mother and younger brother. After a series of odd-jobs and a brief stint in his own band, Tuttle moved to Los Angeles in 1930 and began taking art classes at the University of Southern California, where he would meet his future collaborator Charles Schram.^[1] Around the same time, he began working as a page at Fox Studios.^[2]

Tuttle began working under makeup artistJack Dawn atTwentieth Century Pictures. In 1934, Tuttle and Dawn moved toMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Working as Dawn's assistant, Tuttle supervised the makeup work in such movies asThe Wizard of Oz andFather of the Bride.

Tuttle created makeup for many of Hollywood's biggest stars, among themJudy Garland (“Summer Stock”, 1950);Gene Kelly (“Singin’ in the Rain”, 1952);Katharine Hepburn (“Pat and Mike”, 1952) andEsther Williams (“Million Dollar Mermaid”, 1952). Eventually, he worked his way up to head of the studio's makeup department.

In the 1950s, he would be responsible for the makeup inSingin' in the Rain,Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,Forbidden Planet,North by Northwest andThe Time Machine. He reused pieces he first created forThe Time Machine in "Eye of the Beholder", one of his manyTwilight Zone contributions.

In 1965, Tuttle received a specialOscar for his work onGeorge Pal's7 Faces of Dr. Lao;^[3] this was 17 years before makeup became an official Oscar category. Later work includedLogan's Run andYoung Frankenstein. Tuttle is the subject of the 1968 MGM shortThe King of the Duplicators where he demonstrated some of his work. He also appeared as himself in the documentary filmThe Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985), produced and directed byArnold Leibovit.

Later in life, Tuttle managed his company known as Custom Color Cosmetics.^[4]

Tuttle was married five times. He was the first husband of Oscar-winning film and television starDonna Reed. He and his third wife, Marie Kopicki, had two children, daughter Teresa, and son John. John predeceased his father.

• Donna Reed (January 30,1943 – January 8,1945) (divorced)
• Gloria Gilbert (194? – 194?) (divorced)
• Marie Kopicki (1946 – June 4, 1961) (her death); 2 children
• Elizabeth L. Muskie (October 13, 1962 – 1966) (divorced)
• Anita B Aros (March 25, 1967 – July 27, 2007) (his death)

William Tuttle died, aged 95, from natural causes at his home inPacific Palisades, California, survived by his wife, Anita and his daughter, Teresa.^[5]

• Fred Phillips (makeup artist)

• NY Times obituary
• William J. Tuttle atIMDb
• William J. Tuttle atFind a Grave
• William Tuttle papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

• 1912 births
• 2007 deaths
• Academy Honorary Award recipients
• American make-up artists
• Artists from Jacksonville, Florida
• Artists from Greater Los Angeles
• Burials at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica

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