Historical records matching Merle Norman
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About Merle Norman
Birth: Jan. 15, 1887 Logansport Cass County Indiana, USA
Death: Feb., 1972 Santa Monica Los Angeles County California, USA
Cosmetics Magnate, Philantropist. Norman, who established her business out of her home in the late 1920s, was a contemporary of cosmetics legends Helena Rubenstein and Max Factor. She encouraged women to found their own franchise businesses where customers could enjoy free makeovers, an idea which she pioneered, and try products liberally before buying them. In 1931, she opened her first Studio in Santa Monica, California, where her nephew, J.B. Nethercutt, soon joined her in developing and manufacturing the products she sold. Today, there are some 1,500 Merle Norman studios around the world, mostly concentrated in North America. Norman donated generously to local medical institutions - the Merle Norman Pavillion at Santa Monica hospital is named in her honor. (bio by: Louis du Mort)
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery Santa Monica Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: Mausoleum, wall Q, crypt 76
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Louis du Mort Record added: Aug 15, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 95395284
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Merle Norman's Timeline
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January 15, 1887
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Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States
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| 1972 |
January 1, 1972
Age 84
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Plot: Mausoleum, wall Q, crypt 76, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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