Robert Dawn | |
Birth Date: | 22 October 1921 |
Birth Place: | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Make-up artist |
Years Active: | 1950–1983 |
Parents: | Jack Dawn (father) |
Children: | Jeff Dawn |
Robert Dawn (October 22, 1921 – July 9, 1983) was an American make-up artist.
Dawn was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Anna Christine and Jack Dawn,[1] a make-up artist. Dawn attended Commerce High School in San Francisco, California. He served as a fighter pilot during World War II earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and Silver Star. After being discharged from the Air Force, Dawn worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a make-up artist. In 1971, he won a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Makeup for his work on the television program Mission: Impossible.[2]
Dawn died in July 1983 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 61.