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Don Post Sr. (March 14, 1902 - November 17, 1979) was an American mask maker and prop fabricator; in 1938, he founded the Halloween mask company Don Post Studios, creating the first commercially sold full Over-The-Head latex rubber masks.
Born in Oakland, California, Langdon was known in cult monster mask circles as the creative force behind the Don Post Studios "Calendar Masks" (1963 to 1968). He was also the creator of the most sought-after collector's mask, "The Zombie", and was creator-producer of the cult classic Decca LP An Evening With Boris Karloff And His Friends. [1]
In the 1970s, Don Post Studios created licensed masks for franchises such as Planet of the Apes, Star Wars and the Universal Classic Monsters. In the early 1960s, his son Don Post Jr. took over the company, allowing it to take focus on the Halloween/horror industry. [5] [6] In 2003, SPFX masks was founded, creating the first silicone masks. [7] [8]
Malone moved to California at age 19 to pursue a career in music. However, after a friend's encouragement, Malone found himself getting involved in film and working a job at Don Post Studios, doing makeup and costume work. [3] After attending UCLA film school, Malone soon thereafter directed his first film, Scared to Death.
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Special effects artist Don Post of Post Studios designed the latex masks in the film which included a glow-in-the-dark skull, a lime-green witch and an orange Day-Glo jack-o'-lantern. [10] Hill told Aljean Harmetz , "We didn't exactly have a whole lot of money for things like props, so we asked Post, who had provided The Shape mask for the ...
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Phynart Studio / Getty Images Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year , but the days after the holiday are the second-most wonderful time of the year for one reason: the after ...