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2 unusual facts about Max Factor, Sr.


Dave Naz

He is the son of Maxine F. Nazworthy, a descendant of Max Factor, Sr., founder of Max Factor & Co..

Roger Touhy

He is best remembered for having been framed for the 1933 faked kidnapping of gangster John "Jake the Barber" Factor, a brother of cosmetics manufacturer Max Factor, Sr. Despite numerous appeals and at least one court ruling freeing him, Touhy spent 26 years in prison.


Annabel Giles

Highlights from those careers include an exclusive contract with Max Factor, being a regular reporter on Loose Ends and starring in several pantomimes.

Charles of the Ritz

Still reeling from its unsuccessful takeover attempt of Gilette in 1983, Revlon declared they were interested in several acquisitions and also bought Max Factor, Almay, Halston, Borghese, and Germaine Monteil.

Claire Gordon

Her father was a doctor and her mother a make-up artist who worked for Max Factor.

Cyclax

This was a difficult time for Cyclax, as it was for many British cosmetic companies who faced heavy taxation and increased competition from American firms like Max Factor and Revlon.

Leland Chapman

The charges stem from an incident in which they were chasing fugitive and serial rapist Andrew Luster, the Max Factor Cosmetics heir.

Lloyd Bell

Bell added expertise to his repertoire while employed also at Max Factor & Company in Hollywood, CA.

Martha O'Driscoll

She was groomed in more visible parts and began pitching products for Max Factor and Royal Crown Cola, among many others, in magazine ads, while such endorsements promoted her upcoming pictures in return.

Mary E. Cobb

The industry which she pioneered would outpace her own company under her son's direction who lacked the innovative speed of new innovators like Max Factor and Elizabeth Arden.

Mecia Simson

She received a contract with top modelling agency Models 1, a cover and six page spread in Company Magazine, and became the face of a Max Factor cosmetics campaign as her rewards for winning the competition.

Michela Maggioni

After the show Michela signed with d'Management Group and became the face for the 2009 Max Factor Italian Campaign.

Nerina Shute

This led to work for Radio Normandy, sponsored by a soap-flake company, which prompted Max Factor to take her on as a publicist.

Tae Ashida

Tae has also designed uniforms for the female members of the Tokyo Trust Bank (UFJ Trust Bank), performers at Tokyo's Disney Resort and the uniforms for SK-II, Max Factor's top brand in Asia.


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