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 Phantom of the Opera, Don’s first horror make-up (1957). Don was strongly influenced by the recently seen Lon Chaney biography movie Man of a Thousand Faces. |
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Phantom of the Opera, Don’s first horror make-up (1957). Don was strongly influenced by the recently seen Lon Chaney biography movie Man of a Thousand Faces. |
“I guess I’ve always been a ‘ham.’ Over the years I’ve enjoyed masquerading – for various events, tests and other reasons – as characters out of the disparate worlds of make-believe. When I was younger these get-ups were usually made by my patient mother Julia Glut. Below are photos showing some of those characters.”
 Halloween (1952). |
Coney Island (1953). |
 Pirate, one of Don's earliest make-ups (1957). |
 8th Grade Werewolf (1958). |
Don’s first Frankenstein Monster make-up (summer, 1958). |
Don’s first Frankenstein Monster make-up in color (summer, 1958). |
Ranger Donnie (early 1950s). |
Don (ca. 1964) wearing the costume from Republic Pictures’ Captain America movie serial. © Bob Burns. |
"Hopalong" Glut (May, 1951). |
Davy Crockett (1955). |
Old King Cole and Little Bo Peep (Don and Kathy Jane Karstens), St. Andrew kindergarten pageant, 1950. |
The "Three Musketeers" (Don, Kathy Karstens and Bert Ott, ca. 1954). |
Halloween, 1949. |
Country and Western "roots", Feb. 1949. |
"Geronimo" Glut (1948). |
Soldier Boy (1949). |
Cub Scout Thanksgiving Pageant (1950). |
Halloween, 1953. |
 As Dr. Zorba
(extreme left) in summer, 1960, |
 Second day of 13 GHOSTS promotion, wearing a mask. |
Don (January, 1965) in “Klinker” robot suit worn in The Phantom Empire and Captain Video chapterplays. © Bob Burns. |
 Don with glasses, big nose, wig & fangs: Photo (summer, 1966) for a mail-order ad in the 4th issue of Modern Monsters magazine. |
 Another Modern Monsters ad (summer, 1966). |
Don (August, 1965) in make-up by Mark Shepard using original latex appliance from the movie The Night Walker. |
In Don Post Creature from the Black Lagoon custom mask and claws (August, 1965). |
"Fantasy Party" (August 23, 1986). |
Halloween party, 1997. |
Don as Dr. Frankenstein with actress |
Dr. Frankenstein returns...with model Marina Yaloyan, |
