Actor Invents Rubber Movie Masks (Oct, 1938)
All those Arquettes in Hollywood are this guys grandchildren.
Actor Invents Rubber Movie Masks
LIVE rubber masks which J may revolutionize the art of make-up in motion picture horror roles have been developed by Cliff Arquette, radio and screen actor, who is known as the “man of a thousand hobbies.” The inventor says the masks will enable actors to control facial expressions, thus making the artificial faces seem alive. The porous quality of the rubber will permit air to reach the pores of the actor’s
face, eliminating skin diseases.
Also known as “Charlie Weaver” on the Hollywood Squares http://en.wikipedia.org…
Charlie Weaver was but one more of his inventions.
Is that Pee Wee Herman behind his right shoulder?
Not Pee Wee, but maybe Pinky Lee, who was active in vaudeville long before he became an early TV star.
Life-like rubber masks had been used in movies for at least a decade before Charlie Weaver “invented” the ones in this article.
Acker J.: Which movies?