Ben Nye's Remarkable Career | Hollywood Makeup Legend

Ben Nye, Sr.'s makeup career spans four incredible motion picture decades. As 20th Century Fox Makeup Director, he designed the makeup for over 500 feature films. His creativity forever influenced makeup artistry. He made-up starlets, Alice Faye, Heddy Lamar, Madelene Carrol, Ingrid Bergman, Vivien Leigh, Joan Fontaine, Annabella, Irene Dunn, Mitzie Gaynor, Marilyn Monroe, Mia Farrow, Candice Bergman, and Julie Andrews.
He worked with Hollywood legends Ty Power, Henry Fonda, Don Ameche, Leslie Howard, Lawrence Olivier, Vincent Price, Yul Brynner, Gregory Peck, Rex Harrison, Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, and George C. Scott.
Some of his favorite films include, "Jesse James", "In Old Chicago", "Intermezzo", "Gone With The Wind", "Intermezzo", "The Rose of Washington Square", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", "South Pacific", "Sand Pebbles" "The Flight of the Phoenix", "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit", "Cleopatra", "The Fly", "Flim Flam Man" and "The Sound of Music". He supervised television hits, Batman, The Green Hornet, Peyton Place, Lost in Space, Daniel Boone, Time Tunnel and more.
His two sons, Ben Nye, Jr. and Dana Nye followed in his footsteps. Each had their own remarkable careers. Dana Nye serves as host. Recorded on the lot at 20th Century Fox in Hollywood. .

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[@thevintagekitty]

Very classy short doc! Well done, miss the golden age of Hollywood.

[@robertplautz9722]

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[@orchidzen2551]

Amazing !!! Pure genius and artistry !!!

[@fashionlove]

So much respect to Mr. Ben Nye. Thank you!

[@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR]

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[@marthahaynes9844]

I love you Ben Nye your a Legend and my role model!!!!!!! 💗 RIP!

[@neildickson5394]

Marilyn Monroe had starring parts prior to Blondes, Niagara, and Don't Bother To Knock to name two. Although Ben Nye is listed on every Monroe FOX film, he never touched her face. She had her own make up man Whitey Snyder, who appears in one of the studo lot pictures in this video, the two men on either side of Nye, Snyder is the one sitting on the counter.

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[@mewk7735]

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[@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR]

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[@asiaingold6298]

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[@Muffett53]

I always wondered what the face looked like with this name. I always read the credits and saw Mr. Nye's name frequently. This is fantastic ... to see this video about him and his legacy...and to know his sons kept this memory alive along with the growth in this field of art.

[@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR]

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[@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR]

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[@GoldenIceteaPrincess]

Impressive!

[@roseimmad3079]

Wow this is extremely inspiring and is a big part of history when it comes to makeup and movies I don't feel he had the deserve recognition for his very important role In movie making just think about he actually dream up his craft no textbooks or how to tutorial even makeup wasn't developed yet he actually tested trial and error his family should be produce and should campaign to get better recognition for his contribution he worked on iconic films that will live forever !

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[@DiamondDivaPrincess]

Can you tell me if Ben Nye did Marilyn Monroe's makeup in The Seven Year Itch?

[@jewel-x8n]

Bill nye's twin brother was Ben Nye the makeup guy

[@GOLDENFLYWARRIOR]

Bull 💩. Not even funny fool.