JACK PIERCE WIGS OUT

Above is a publicity photo--surely intended to be humorous-- showing Jack putting the final touches on Conrad Veidt's wig on the set of The Man Who Laughs (Universal, 1928). At some point in his career Pierce became a professional barber. Notice his portable makeup kit in the background.

The identity of the photographer is unknown, but it is most likely Roman or Jack Freulich or Ray Jones, all who worked for Universal at the time.

JACK AND CARTOONIST FEG MURRAY

Ex-athlete turned cartoonist Feg Murray befriended Jack and often included his makeup creations in his strip "Seein' Stars". This example of Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939) is from Pierce's scrapbook.

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.