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Cecil Holland
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He discovered the technique of using the skin of an egg over an actor's eyeball, like a contact lens, to give the impression of blindness.
His first career, as a sailor, ended due to seasickness.
One of his specialties was making actors look Asian.
His first job in the industry was as an actor in a small theatre company. This is where he began to learn makeup techniques.
Wrote the first known book dealing with the subject of makeup for motion pictures - "The Art of Make-Up for Stage & Screen" (1927).
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