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Makeup veteran Charles Schram

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TomWeaver999	Makeup veteran Charles Schram	Lead	[-]
(12/21/08 7:17 PM) Vazec Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	From WIZARD OF OZ to George Pal and TWILIGHT ZONE and beyond: << Charles Schram Dies at 97 16 December 2008 9:00 PM, PST \| From makeupmag.com \| See recent MakeupMag news Charles Schram, whose iconic Cowardly Lion make-up for The Wizard of Oz charmed generations of film fans, died Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. He was 97. Born in Los Angeles in 1911, Schram enrolled in art classes at the University of Southern California with William Tuttle. According to Al Taylor and Sue Roy.s book Making a Monster, MGM Make-up Department Head Jack Dawn recruited Schram and Tuttle in 1935 as apprentices after he asked a college dean to recommend a couple of sculpture and painting students who could learn the art of make-up for the 1937 film The Good Earth. The pair went on to collaborate on several films, including The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao, Ben Hur and The Time Machine. <
Michael Blake	Charlie Schram was.....	#1	[-]
(12/22/08 12:33 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	a great makeup artist, modest about his talents. He ran the makeup lab at MGM for many, many years. For years, he made Windsor Hills Latex, which was the agent to make foam rubber appliances. It was considered the ebst in the business for a LONG time. I met him in 1979 on the STAR TREK movie set. Very nice man. Michael F. Blake
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(12/22/08 7:42 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Schram foam was the industry standard for many years. I really thought he was already dead.
Rakshasa		#3	[-]
(12/22/08 7:52 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Wow, I JUST watched The Wizard Of Oz last night on TNT. I hadn't seen it in years and I was commenting on how fantastic and ahead of it's time the make-up was. Especially the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Flying Monkeys. RIP, Mr. Schram.
Kim Reynolds		#4	[-]
(02/23/09 12:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Back in the early 80's, when I was learning how to make latex masks, I got up the nerve to look Schram's phone number up after I found out he lived in Windsor Hills California (not far from my home town of Torrance). I really didn't expect to actually speak to the man. His wife answered the phone and told me "just a minute". Charles answered the phone and we spoke for a while about the right latex and mold material to use for my project. He was so nice and a real pleasure to talk too. I've always remembered that phone call to this day and every time I drive down La Cienega Boulevard I look up at Windsor Hills and remember the man.
Wich2		#5	[-]
(02/23/09 12:20 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I believe he also did Holbrooks' Lincoln makeup, for the Sandburg mini? Have to admit, I think it didn't work as well as Dick Smith's, for NORTH & SOUTH. But the man had an amazing career, and a long life. RIP, Mr. Schram. -Craig W.

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