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6974 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
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34.101420, -118.341054
Max Factor
Biography
Max Factor (left) applying makeup c. 1914
Source: thebiographychannel.co.uk
Max Factor (15 September 1872 – 30 August 1938), born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a successful Polish-Jewish businessman, cosmetician, chemist, wigmaker. Founder of cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, he largely developed the modern cosmetics industry and popularised the term make-up in noun form based on the verb.
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In the news
We Love Lucy: "Lucille Ball at 100 & 'I Love Lucy' at 60" Exhibit Honors Life & Work of TV's Lovebirds at the Hollywood Museum
LAist - News from LA, 2011-08-08 19:40:06
Taking the entire second floor of the four-floor museum in the former Max Factor building on Highland at Hollywood, "Lucille Ball at 100 & 'I Love Lucy' at 60," will be on display to Nov 30, showcasing memorabilia saluting the lives and love of a couple of Hollywood's most ...
Posh Is The Most Glamorous Of Them All
Perez Hilton Gossip, 2010-05-06 14:30:20
Cheryl Cole may be the world's best dressed celebrity, but not the most glamorous. In a recent poll conducted by makeup brand Max Factor, Victoria Beckham tops the list as the world's most glamorous celeb. A spokesperson for the company explained: "Victoria Beckham has been gracing the fashion pages for ...
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Orange and Highland
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