Wes Dawn

Wes Dawn was a makeup artist who worked on , , and . 
For The Voyage Home, he shared a Saturn Award nomination for Best Make-Up in 1987 with fellow makeup artists James Lee McCoy and his nephew, Jeff Dawn. 
In addition to his nephew, Dawn's father was the legendary makeup artist , and his brother, Robert Dawn, worked as a makeup artist on .
Dawn started his career in the entertainment industry in the early '70s with credits as make-up artist in (1970), (1970), (1974), (1976), (1976), (1978), and The Gift (1979 film)|The Gift (1979).
Beside his work behind the cameras he performed stunts as a Jaguar Team member in (1976, with Michael Sarrazin, Tricia O'Neil, and Eddy Donno), as Peters in (1978, with Thalmus Rasulala, Gail Strickland, Michael Bell, Biff Yeager, and Jason Wingreen), and as a L.A.P.D. Officer in (1985, with John Hostetter, Viola Stimpson, Bruce McGill, and Eddy Donno).
Further credits in the makeup department include (1980, along with hair stylist Silvia Abascal), (1980, with Silvia Abascal and Susan Zietlow-Maust), (1982, along with James Kail and Shirley Crawford), (1984, starring Lea Thompson), the television drama Baby M (1988, with Hazel Catmull), (1988), (1990), and (1991, along Jeff Dawn).
In 1989, Dawn was part of the makeup crew which earned two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special for the drama War and Remembrance and shared these nominations with fellow Trek artists Thomas R. Burman, Bari Burman, and James Kail. The last movie Dawn worked on, (1991, starring Lori Petty), was dedicated to him. Dawn passed away in Los Angeles, California in 1990.
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