Richard Leslie

Richard Leslie was an actor in theater and then Vitagraph short comedy films from 1912 to 1916. He was listed among Vitagraph's "Prominent Personages" in 1915 newspaper advertorial. He wrote that he worked for a tea company before become interested in theater.

He wrote in 1916 in a Motion Picture Classic illustrated article that he was born 33 years prior in Liverpool, England and became make-up manager for the Vitagraph Company. He described himself as Vitagraph's official "drunk, parson, and butler. He reportedly made up 738 people for Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg and 500 for The Little Minister. He wrote about the difference between makeup for staged performances and film. He also discussed the use of color on film sets and makeup to achieve affects. He recommended the eyes of Irish brunettes for their luminosity, which he stated could not be recreated on film with makeup.

Actress Gladys Leslie was his sister.

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