THE "UNHIDDEN" JACK PIERCE

The previous post showed Jack Pierce at work on Boris Karloff before the cameras rolled in a scene for THE MUMMY (Universal, 1932). However, he was partially obscured by a lighting fixture.

In this picture from the January 1933 issue of MOVIE CLASSIC, we see more of him in a different shot. The caption reads, "the Universal make-up expert at his four-hour task". One wonders if there were more taken during this session . . .

THE HIDDEN JACK PIERCE

This 8x10 movie still shows Jack Pierce (hidden behind the studio light) and Karl Freund attending to some last minute touch ups to Boris Karloff as THE MUMMY (Universal, 1932). Pierce the perfectionist is seen applying eye liner to Karloff while director Freund polishes up Karloff's scarab ring.

A PAGE FROM J.P.'S SCRAPBOOK

Pictured here is a page from Jack Pierce's personal scrapbook. Over the years, it has surfaced a few times for auction, sometimes selling, sometimes not.

Then, blasphemy occurred when single pages removed from the scrapbook were seen for sale. This was both a tragedy and a loss. J.P.'s scrapbook is one of the very few of his personal items that have seen the light of day since his passing in 1968.