Gordon Bau

Robert Gordon Bau (July 1, 1907 July 21, 1975) was an American make-up artist who was the make-up supervisor at Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles and worked on scores of films and episodes of more than twenty television series.[1]

Gordon Bau
Born
Robert Gordon Bau

(1907-07-01)July 1, 1907
DiedJuly 21, 1975(1975-07-21) (aged 68)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
OccupationMake-up supervisor at Warner Brothers Studios
Spouse(s)Bonnie L. Szabo
RelativesGeorge Bau

Early life

Bau was a native of Minnesota. His brother was George Bau (December 22, 1905 March 31, 1974).

Career

Gordon Bau and his brother George Bau worked for Rubbercraft, a firm which specialized in rubber parts for industrial uses. They began moonlighting by performing make-up for films and later television. The brothers built rubber eye prosthetics which could make white actors appear Asian on screen. While Gordon became head of make-up services for Warner Brothers, George headed the prosthetics laboratory at the studio.[2]

Bau's work in films is voluminous, from Andy Griffith's Onionhead and Auntie Mame (1958) to John Wayne's Rio Bravo and Clint Walker's Yellowstone Kelly (both 1959), and Jeffrey Hunter's Sergeant Rutledge (1960). He also worked on Susan Slade (1961), The Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Kisses for My President (1964), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). His last film work was Dirty Harry (1971) and The All American Boy (1973).

His work with ABC and WB included the following series, in order of year of debut:

Bau also was make-up supervisor for these additional television series:

He was a member of Hollywood's Society of Makeup Artists.[1]

Personal life and final years

In 1969, Bau married Bonnie L. Szabo; it is unclear if they were still married at the time of his death six years later at the age of 68. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.[4]

References

  1. "Gordon Bau Biography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. "The Men Behind the Monsters: George and Gordon Bau -- Make-up Artists". monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  3. "Gordon Bau". tv.com. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  4. "Gordon Bau". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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