Jack Pierce (make-up artist)
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Jack Pierce was a Hollywood make-up artist known for creating the makeup worn by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, along with various other classic monster make-ups for Universal Studios.
Pierce working on Boris Karloff
Frankenstein (1931 film)
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Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. It is adapted from the 1927 play Frankenstein: An Adventure in the Macabre by Peggy Webli
Jack Pierce (make-up artist)
…Jack Pierce (born Yiannis Pikoulas; May 5, 1889 – July 19, 1968) was a Hollywood make-up artist known for creating the makeup worn by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931), along with various other classic monster make-ups for Universal Studios. After emigrating to the United States from his native Greece as a…
Theatrical release poster by Karoly Grosz
Frankenstein lobby card
Bela Lugosi casting notice, 1931
Theatrical teaser poster by 1930s Universal art director Karoly Grosz: "Warning! The Monster Is Loose!"