MAN WHO LAUGHS PHOTO-FEATURE

This photo-feature appeared in the April 1928 issue of the Hollywood fan magazine Picture Play. It includes shots of Jack's magnificent makeup of Conrad Veidt's Gwynplaine. Also note the photo of Olga Baclanova. A few years later, she would star as the character Cleopatra in Tod Browning's Freaks (1928). Horror fans may also remember that Mary Philbin later played Christine Daaé in Universal's The Phantom of the Opera in 1925.

The images are credited to "Freulich", most likely Roman Freulich.

LIZARD'S LEG AND OWLET'S WING

Aired on October 26, 1962, "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing" cast Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Peter Lorre in a special Halloween episode of Route 66. Chaney appeared as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Wolfman (for the final time). Chaney's grandson, Ron made an appearance as the little boy in the opening scene. The three actors appeared as themselves on the show.

This episode also marked the last time Karloff would play the Frankenstein monster on film. The photo above shows makeup artist Ben Lane making up Karloff using a reference photo from Son of Frankenstein. Lane was assisted by Abe Haberman and Maurice Seiderman.

Lane had a busy career as the makeup artist on many TV shows. Seiderman was uncredited for his work on Citizen Kane. He also worked on the genre films The Monster Maker, Bride of the Monster and They Saved Hitler's Brain. Haberman was Pierce's assistant for ten years during the 1930s and 1940s. He learned a lot of his trade from Jack and applied what he learned in later makeups, including those for the Route 66 show and The Munsters.

Pierce did not work on this program as he was busy on another TV show, Mr. Ed.

"To My Friend Jack Pierce"

French-American actor Charles Boyer signed a three picture contract with Universal in January 1942. During that period he had numerous occasions to sit in Jack Pierce's makeup chair. The photo shown above with the message, "To my friend Jack Pierce" is just one of the many photos like this where actors and actresses thanked Pierce for his work.

Note that the photo is copyrighted 1941. It's likely he was negotiating his contract with Universal late in the year and this publicity portrait taken during that time.