Frankenstein Bust & Mask Pics

[Kidagain]

Can you guys tell us anything about your Frankie masks? Maker(s), age, etc.

Mike, the Frank mask are the ones that are on ebay for about $15.00. The mask only says Made In China. David Lady then took it and repainted and his wife Laura haired it. Kind of looks like a Glenn Strange mask and is large enough to easily wear.

Glenn,you made a fantastic pickup of Sams Glenn Strange Frank mask. Congrats pal.

[Kidagain]

Need to add TOTS Glenn Strange  Frankenstein mask to this thread of Frankenstein masks and busts.
IMG_6332 by Jeffrey Allen, on Flickr

[Sir Masksalot]

'Nice pic, Kidagain. It's good of you to keep this undying thread active with such fine specimens as ToT's version.

Here's one which hasn't been posted yet: an oversized rubber head I purchased back in the late 1980s.
It was created by Mark Newman in San Francisco during the early stages of his sculpture career >



I kept it for a time, then donated it to the Ackerman Archives. It's plainly visible in many photographs taken at
FJA's former castle off Los Feliz in the Hollywood Hills >



It must've sold at auction when his estate was liquidated. Where do you suppose it is now? According to
Mr Newman, only a handful were ever cast from his mold. 

[Kidagain]

Is Mark any relation to Pat Newman? Cool Frank mask and I hope it found a good home.

[Sir Masksalot]

Is Mark any relation to Pat Newman?

Haha, that was one of the first things I asked him when we met but he said no.

[Sir Masksalot]

This rarely-seen Glenn Strange FRANKENSTEIN was created in 1981 by Fantasy Faces Studio, a trio of
makeup professionals who made masks for collectors in-between movie jobs. I wore it with full costume
plus boots to a nightclub one Halloween and this young lady got up from her table of five other guests and
started following me around, twice blocking my path as I tried to walk away. After a few minutes of this,
I finally scooped her up in my arms, carried her back and plopped her in her chair. I should've taken her
as my bride ... but for her scowling dinner date! I miss the '80s, when one could still scoop up strange
women and not get arrested for it.

[Kidagain]

Super looking mask, do you still have it or is it long gone.

[Sir Masksalot]

u still have it or is it long gone

I ultimately sold it in 1985 to fellow collector Kerry Cole. Something about its eyes bugged me: they were
sculpted too wide open. Of course it made the mask easier to see out of but also threw off the likeness too much.
The original mold later got out in the collecting community for a while. Dr Lady may have knowledge of its
current whereabouts.

[Dr.Terror]

Is that the Mike Lavaaley (sp?) Frank?? I was just thinking about this mask yesterday.   

[Sir Masksalot]

Is that the Mike Lavaaley (sp?) Frank??

Haha, I'm not sure how to spell his name either but he was probably involved.

[Sir Masksalot]

In the early 2000s I scored one of the "walk-around" masks then being made for use at Universal Studios Tour.
These were really deluxe affairs with extended front/back bibs, zippered closures, ventilation holes on top (every
full overhead mask should have them), and separately attached resin electrodes. These masks weren't produced
at Don Post Studios although DPS talent was utilized in their making >

[Sir Masksalot]

To me, the most exciting mask release of the 1970s was the return of
the Glenn Strange FRANKENSTEIN to DP's custom line >



By now we should all know that it was originally developed using a prop head
from Universal's makeup department >



The resulting mask was rather on the small side but its significance as a prop replica more than compensated.
These are the earliest pics I could find of my first edition copy from 1975 >

       

At $45 each they were pricier than other high-end DPS masks. Still, just being able to stroll into a magic shop
like these and buy one right off the shelf made the mid '70s a great time for mask collecting monsterkids >

      

[Sir Masksalot]

I wouldn't want him handling any of my precious masks
but this guy is a hoot-n-a-half :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NwyXpDHMM

[John Pertwee]

[Sir Masksalot]

There was a nifty Karloff Frankenstein prop head at the "Son of Monsterpalooza" convention yesterday.
Makeup artist Shane Mahan brought it in for the Jack Pierce panel, created by the crew at Legacy Effects >