David Newell
1905-01-23 ( 120 years old ) in Carthage, Missouri, USA

David Newell was originally an actor, who became a makeup artist after being involved in a car crash that left him with some facial disfigurement. David Newell was primarily known as an American character actor, whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s. He made his film debut in a featured role in The Hole in the Wall, a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert. Early in his career he had many featured roles, in such films as: RKO's The Runaway Bride in 1929, starring Mary Astor; 1931's Ten Cents a Dance, starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore; and White Heat in 1934. In the late 1940s he also began working as a make-up artist, which he transitioned full-time to in 1955; this was due to injuries sustained during a car accident, which left him physically disfigured. He retired from the film industry in 1961, although he continued to work in television through the beginning of the 1970s, his last position being the make-up artist on the television show, Lassie. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies

My Son John 1952-04-08
My Girl Tisa 1948-02-07
The Letter 1940-11-21
Swanee River 1939-12-29
Day-time Wife 1939-11-24
The Escape 1939-10-05
Stunt Pilot 1939-06-30
Union Pacific 1939-05-05
Dark Victory 1939-04-20
Blondie 1938-11-30
Men with Wings 1938-07-16
Over the Wall 1938-04-02
Wells Fargo 1937-12-31
A Star Is Born 1937-04-27
Polo Joe 1936-11-04
Ship Cafe 1935-11-09
White Heat 1934-12-30
Desirable 1934-09-08
Hell Below 1933-06-08
Today We Live 1933-03-03
Huddle 1932-05-14
Woman Hungry 1931-04-04
The Kibitzer 1930-01-11
Darkened Rooms 1929-11-23