Bob Schiffer, a legendary Hollywood makeup artists who glamorized such stars as Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Rosalind Russell, died at the age of 88 on April 26. The Walt Disney Studios, where Schiffer had worked for the last 33 years, has announced about the death of the veteran artist from complications of a stroke at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.

Schiffer began his career in 1934, at the age of 18, and made his name during the years of his work at RKO Studios, where he worked with Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy, <strong>Ingrid Bergman</strong> and earned the reputation of the professional make up artist and creative stylist.  He is claimed to have contributed the the famous thin eyebrow look, especially popular in the 40s.

“Bob was one of the quiet talents who made Hollywood great. His list of film credits includes six decades of classics from Top Hat to The Magnificent Ambersons to From Here to Eternity to My Fair Lady to such memorable Disney films as Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Tron, and Splash, ” said Michael D. Eisner, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, according to Fashion Windows.

"He worked with the legendary stars who we all know by single names -- Astaire, Bogart, Welles, Hepburn, Hayworth, Lancaster, Midler and Hanks. But, among people behind the cameras, Bob was a legend himself. It was my privilege to work with him throughout my 21 years with the company. He was very much a part of the Disney legacy and we will miss him greatly."

Instead of flowers, Schiffer's wife of 53 years, Florence, son Douglas, and two grandchildren, Cameron and Cody suggested that donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or the Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation.

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