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A "List of Adrian Messenger" Kirk Douglas Life Mask.

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
A  List of Adrian Messenger  Kirk Douglas Life Mask.
SOLD
1,500.00USDto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 21 @ 10:04UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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(Universal, 1962) A life mask of Kirk Douglas created by John Chambers for "The List of Adrian Messenger." This unusual feature film starred five well-known celebrities wearing full facial latex appliances to hide their identities and dared audiences to guess who played which character, even given the names of the five actors. Kirk Douglas appeared alongside Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, and Frank Sinatra, all wearing extensive facial prosthetics created by Chambers to disguise their identities. Chambers cast this mask from the mold of Douglas’ face, with it sculpted to add eyebrows and the eyes open. This lot includes a photo of Chambers and Kirk Douglas with a mask bearing the prosthetics Douglas wore in the film, and two photos of Douglas in full makeup. Measuring 8.5” x 6.25” x 4.25”, the mask is in very good condition with wear including small scuffs from production use and handling, and a few small holes in the plaster around the edges of the face from the original casting. The 8" x 10" photos are in very good condition.