Society of Makeup Artists

{{short description|Former American make-up artist professional organization}}

The Society of Makeup Artists was a professional organization, based in the US.

Hollywood cinema credits following a make-up artist member would be designated with SMA{{cite encyclopedia |title= SMA |encyclopedia= Abbreviations Dictionary |edition= Tenth |first1= Dean A. |last1= Stahl |first2= Karen |last2= Landen |page=939 |publisher= CRC Press |year= 2001}} (similar to MPSE or ACE).

Presidents

Among the presidents of the organization was John Chambers, of Planet of the Apes movie fame.{{cite web| title= The Makeup Man and the Monster: John Chambers and the Patterson Bigfoot Suit| url= http://www.strangemag.com/chambers17.html| first= Mark |last= Chorvinsky| work= Strange Magazine |number= 17| date= Summer 1996}}{{cite encyclopedia| encyclopedia= The Science Fiction Image: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science Fiction in Film, Television, Radio and the Theater| title= John Chambers| first= Gene| last= Wright| location= Columbus| publisher= Facts on File, Inc.| isbn= 9780871965271| year= 1983| page= [https://archive.org/details/sciencefictionim0000wrig/page/76 76]| url-access= registration| url= https://archive.org/details/sciencefictionim0000wrig/page/76}}

Other members included Gordon Bau{{cite web| url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0061620/bio| title= Gordon Bau - Biography| website= Internet Movie Database| accessdate= May 29, 2016}} and David Lawrence.{{cite journal| journal=Dental Industry News| title= MFM Renaissance| volume= 51 |number= 7 |publisher= Dental Survey Publications, Cowles Communications, Inc.| date= July 1968 |location= Minneapolis | page= 30 }}

See also

References

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