Ray Voege(1931-2000)
- Make-up Department
He was born Sept. 4, 1931, in New York City, the son of William J. and
Elizabeth (Armstrong) Voege. He married Norma Serrilli on July 7, 1962,
in Edgewater, N. J.
Ray was a television makeup artist for NBC from 1953 to 1985 and also for CBS from 1985 to his retirement in 1989. He was also President Richard Nixon's personal makeup artist from 1968 to 1973. He was also director of makeup for the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. He received an Emmy nomination in 1989 for his work on the "As the World Turns" daytime soap opera.
A veteran of the United States Army, Ray was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford and a member of the American Legion at Edgewater, N.J. He had lived in Davenport and Stamford for the past 28 years.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Voege of Stamford; son and daughter-in-law, James and Gail Voege of Severna Park, Md., son Douglas Voege of Holly Hill, Fla., granddaughter Silvan Rae Voege of Daytona Beach, Fla.; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ray was a television makeup artist for NBC from 1953 to 1985 and also for CBS from 1985 to his retirement in 1989. He was also President Richard Nixon's personal makeup artist from 1968 to 1973. He was also director of makeup for the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. He received an Emmy nomination in 1989 for his work on the "As the World Turns" daytime soap opera.
A veteran of the United States Army, Ray was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford and a member of the American Legion at Edgewater, N.J. He had lived in Davenport and Stamford for the past 28 years.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Voege of Stamford; son and daughter-in-law, James and Gail Voege of Severna Park, Md., son Douglas Voege of Holly Hill, Fla., granddaughter Silvan Rae Voege of Daytona Beach, Fla.; nieces, nephews and cousins.
