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- Birth nameBenjamin Emmett Nye
- Ben Nye was born on January 12, 1907 in Fremont, Nebraska, USA. Ben is known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Planet of the Apes (1968) and The Fly (1958). Ben was married to Helen Barbara Baldwin. Ben died on February 9, 1986 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpouseHelen Barbara Baldwin(March 21, 1931 - February 9, 1986) (his death, 2 children)
- Father of makeup artists Ben Nye III and Dana Nye.
- Created the whiskers worn by Carroll Nye when he played Frank Kennedy in Gone with the Wind (1939). In fact, the whiskers helped him to get the part; producer David O. Selznick had originally thought him too young for it.
- Began his career at Fox studios in 1932, making photostat copies of sheet music. He became an apprentice make-up artist three years later and ended up working on more than 500 films for 20th Century Fox.
- Ex-father-in-law of Lisa Eichhorn.
- Grandfather of Peter Nye and Kristen J. Nye.
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