Charles Dudley (make-up artist)
| Charles Dudley | |
|---|---|
 Who’s Who in the Film World, 1914 | |
| Born |
Charles Dudley Heaslip October 1, 1883 Fort Grant, Arizona, USA |
| Died |
March 9, 1952 (aged 68) Woodland Hills, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor and Studio Make-Up Artist |
Charles Dudley (1883–1952) was an American stage and silent film actor who later had a successful career as a film studio make-up artist.
Early life
Charles Dudley Heaslip was born on October 1, 1883 at Fort Grant, Arizona,[1][2] the son of Irving Heaslip, a career soldier. His father was from St. Ann’s, Ontario, Canada[3] and served over twenty-five years in the U.S. Army seeing action at the Battle of Little Big Horn [4] and later in the Philippine War of Independence.[5] Nothing here is known of Dudley’s mother other than she may have died young.[6]
Career
Before Dudley broke into film at around the age of thirty, he spent some twelve years performing on stage in comic and grand operas. His initial film work was under Milton H. Faroney, with Universal and later with such studios as Monopol, Keystone, Balboa and Vitagraph. During this period Dudley worked primarily in comedies as a character actor and later with Vitagraph in a number of movie serials. Over his tenure with Balboa Dudley played principal comedic roles under the direction of Bertram Bracken. Dudley was remembered for his portrayal of the blind father in the 1913 feature film, "Will o' the Wisp" and for the serials “Neal of the Navy,” “Who Pays,” “Hidden Danger,” “Fighting Fate” and “Purple Riders.”[7]
Sometime around 1925 Charles Dudley gave up acting to work as a studio make-up artist and went on to have a career that would span some twenty-five years or more, Dudley would rise to become head make-up artist at Twentieth Century-Fox where he worked with Shirley Temple for the greater part of her career. He went on to fill out his career with Warner Brothers until his retirement in 1950.[8]
Death
Charles Dudley Heaslip died on March 9, 1952 after an extended illness at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was survived by his wife Frances and daughter Lucille.[9][10]
Selected filmography
- The Secret of Black Mountain (1917)
Sources
- ↑ World War One Draft Registration – Anncestry.com scan
- ↑ Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual, 1921, Pg. 169 Ancestry.com scan
- ↑ U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 about Irving Heaslip - Ancestry.com scan
- ↑ Friends of Little Big Horn
- ↑ The Journal of Military History 61 (April 1997)
- ↑ George James Heaslip from Canada > NZ
- ↑ Who's Who in the Film World - edited by Fred C. Justice &Tom R. Smith – 1914 - pg. 121 Film World Publishing
- ↑ Charles Dudley - New York Times - March 13, 1952; pg.. 29
- ↑ Charles Dudley - New York Times - March 13, 1952; pg.. 29
- ↑ Obituary - Los Angeles Times March 13, 1952 - Obituary Section