HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM JACK PIERCE

This ad was placed in the 31 December 1932 issue of Hollywood Filmograph.

JACK PIERCE LAUDED

JACK PIERCE GARNERED HIGH PRAISE for his "masterful" makeups for Boris Karloff in "The Mummy" (1932) and The Old Dark House (1932) in this snippet from the Hollywood Filmograph fro December 17, 1932. Pierce would go on to win the magazine's second (and last) award for best makeup artist. This would be the only official award that Pierce received in his career.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JACK PIERCE

Jack Pierce expressed his season's greetings in 1932 with this ad in December 31st issue of the Hollywood Filmograph.

THE "HIDDEN" JACK PIERCE

A promotional still taken by Universal staff photographer Jack Freulich for THE MUMMY (1932) shows director Karl Freund giving a last minute shine to Im-ho-tep's mystical scarab ring. Hidden by a lighting fixture is Jack Pierce tending details to Karloff's makeup of collodion and Fuller's earth. Scattered around the feet of Pierce are numerous cigarette butts, an indication of how long Karloff had been sitting there.

Pierce would later win a well-deserved 1932 makeup award from the HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH for his efforts.

PHOTO: Heritage Auctions

The reverse of the still showing Jack Freulich's credit.