[Ads-l] Word: wigging - Hollywood vocabulary

[MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US)]

_Variety_ 5 Apr 1950 p 55 col 1
From a review of "Fun On Wheels," an organization of paraplegic veterans.

"Catherin Nesburn originated and produced with Nick Castle, who also staged.  They have not done right by the vets.  Idea of wigging, frocking and rouging the boys for most of the numbers suggests no originality or taste.  Better that vets show off their wheelchair maneuverability wearing uniforms or civvies."

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> wigging: placing a wig on a male stunt performer to act as a double for a female thespian
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> Website: Deadline Hollywood
> Title: 'The Domestics' Special Effects Coordinator Says He Shares Blame in “Wigging” Incident
> Author: David Robb
> Timestamp: February 21, 2018 6:32pm
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> http://deadline.com/2018/02/wigging-special-effects-coordinator-shares-blame-the-domestics-1202298572/
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> [Begin excerpt]
> Guy Clayton, the special effects coordinator on MGM’s The Domestics, says he feels responsible for the “wigging” incident that led to a sex
> discrimination complaint filed with the EEOC by stuntwoman Deven MacNair, because he told “the powers that be” that he could get the
> special effects ready on short notice.
> [End excerpt]
> 
> [Begin excerpt]
> The union’s investigation into the incident concluded that "wigging a male stunt performer to double for a female performer is not
> acceptable and that this should not happen again," and that it "remains committed" to ending the practice of men doubling for women.
> [End excerpt]
> 
> Garson
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