Bau was the head makeup man for Warner Bros., used 11 assistants during the process. He developed a series of non-toxic paints to apply to Steiger's entire body that took over 5 hours to apply, and sometimes much longer, depending on the shot for the day. In 1939, Bau and his brother, Gordon, took another 5-plus hours to makeup Charles Laughton for his role in RKO's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
Again like Karloff, Steiger remained the consummate actor while undergoing the tedious makeup job and never complained.
These two articles from HOLLYWOOD STUDIO magazine (August, October, 1968) explain more.
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