Keith Crary (1950-2019)
Keith Crary
Make-Up Artist Journeyman
(1950-2019)
Keith’s fascination with make-up lead him to the prestigious Ringling Brothers Clown College and an initial career as a professional clown with the Ringling Bros Circus – leading back to Keith teaching make-up at his alma mater,the Clown College. Keith met former clown and make-up artist Verne Langdon and together they created and produced the ‘Land of a 1000 Faces’ attraction on the Universal Studios Tour. Keith joined Local 706 in 1976, and soon found his found his niche in Network television, working with Harry Blake at NBC; he spent many years on Days Of our Lives and Leeza, earning 5 Emmys and 9 more nominations on these two shows. He also received one Primetime Emmy nomination for Wild Texas Wind.
