Finding aid for the Newton J. Jones papers 2493
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 May
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Newton J. Jones papers
Creator:
Jones, Newton J.
Identifier/Call Number: 2493
Identifier/Call Number: 823
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1338
Physical Description:
0.979 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (bulk): 1930s-1960s
Abstract: This collection consists of the photographs, artwork, and papers of makeup artist, Newton J. Jones (1908-1983), known professionally
as Newt Jones.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: 1
This collection consists of the photographs, artwork, and papers of makeup artist, Newton J. Jones (1908-1983), known professionally
as Newt Jones, and spans the 1920s through the 1960s. Jones worked with many major studios in Hollywood. Some of his credits
include "Alice In Wonderland" (1933), "The Crusades" (1935), "The Three Musketeers" (1939), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940),
"From Here to Eternity" (1953), "The Old Man and the Sea" (1958), and "My Fair Lady" (1964). Many of the photographs show
Jones at work on set and on location, working with iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Montgomery Clift,
Peter Lorre, Marlene Dietrich, Abbott and Costello, Henry Fonda, Boris Karloff, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, and many others.
The collection includes many autographed photos to Jones from the stars he worked with.
Newton J. Jones (1908-1983), known professionally as Newt Jones, was an in demand makeup artist for Hollywood. He worked for
United Artists, Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Columbia, Warner Brothers, and CBS. Jones was also a Naval Reserve
Specialist Second Class during World War II. He employed his makeup skills to disguise Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
espionage agents on secret missions. He also created a training manual and training film for OSS agents on how to disguise
themselves and partnered with Hollywood makeup mogul, Max Factor, to create skin and hair coloring for troops operating on
the front lines of Asia.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, September 19, 1980.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Newton J. Jones papers, Collection no. 2493, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Film makeup
Correspondence
Clippings (information artifacts)
Drawings (visual works)
Photographs
Makeup artists -- Archival resources
Jones, Newton J. -- Archives