What stage makeup did actors and comedians use in movies to whiten up their face in the 1900s-1910s?
What did comeidans use to whiten up their face?
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Re: What did comeidans use to whiten up their face?
Darren Nemeth wrote:What stage makeup did actors and comedians use in movies to whiten up their face in the 1900s-1910s?
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Good old Max Factor white greasepaint foundation also known as "clown white". Been around and lasts forever, still being made by several companies including Mehron.
I actually has a glob of it on my office window from a film shoot once, I left it on the window for years and it never dried out.
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Re: What did comeidans use to whiten up their face?
The stuff lasts forever or it is loaded with preservatives. just like you could leave a Hostess Twinkie on a shelf for 50 years and it would still be there with a good size load of dust.
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