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Curly Batson(1896-1957)

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Curly Batson was born on 20 April 1896. He is known for Carnival Rock (1957), Duffy of San Quentin (1954) and Witness to Murder (1954). He was married to Ivy Close. He died on 24 September 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 20, 1896
DiedSeptember 24, 1957(61)
BornApril 20, 1896
DiedSeptember 24, 1957(61)
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Known for

Susan Cabot in Carnival Rock (1957)
Carnival Rock
4.8
  • Makeup Department
  • 1957
Joanne Dru and Joe Turkel in Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Duffy of San Quentin
6.6
  • Makeup Department
  • 1954
Witness to Murder (1954)
Witness to Murder
6.6
  • Makeup Department
  • 1954
Beverly Garland in Not of This Earth (1957)
Not of This Earth
6.1
  • Makeup Department
  • 1957

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
    She Gods of Shark Reef
    2.9
    • makeup artist
    • 1958
  • Susan Cabot, Barbara Cowan, June Kenney, Dick Miller, and Barboura Morris in Sorority Girl (1957)
    Sorority Girl
    5.5
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • Susan Cabot in Carnival Rock (1957)
    Carnival Rock
    4.8
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • Teenage Doll (1957)
    Teenage Doll
    5.5
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • Rock All Night (1957)
    Rock All Night
    5.7
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • The Undead (1957)
    The Undead
    4.8
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • Pamela Duncan in Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
    Attack of the Crab Monsters
    4.9
    • makeup artist (as Curley Batson)
    • 1957
  • Beverly Garland in Not of This Earth (1957)
    Not of This Earth
    6.1
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • Naked Paradise (1957)
    Naked Paradise
    4.2
    • makeup artist
    • 1957
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • makeup
    • 1955–1956
  • The Flesh Merchant (1956)
    The Flesh Merchant
    4.6
    • makeup artist (as Curly Battson)
    • 1956
  • Police Call (1954)
    Police Call
    TV Series
    • makeup
    • 1954–1955
  • The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
    The Man Behind the Badge
    7.0
    TV Series
    • makeup
    • makeup artist
    • 1955
  • Lloyd Bridges and Joan Taylor in Apache Woman (1955)
    Apache Woman
    4.7
    • makeup artist
    • 1955
  • Treasury Men in Action (1950)
    Treasury Men in Action
    7.2
    TV Series
    • makeup artist
    • makeup
    • 1954–1955

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Curley Batson
  • Born
    • April 20, 1896
  • Died
    • September 24, 1957
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Ivy Close1938 - 1957 (his death)

Did you know

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    The Australian-born Batson married the widow of Elwin Neame - Ivy Close in 1938 and they remained happily married until his death from lung cancer in 1957. His stepsons were the cinematographer, screenwriter, producer and director Ronald Neame and the screenwriter Derek Neame.

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