The Maybelline Story

Maybelline’s owner, Tom Lyle Williams, dies at 80 years old.

By Sharrie Williams · Written August 2011 · 1 min read

Tom Lyle Williams, 1896 -1976

Maybelline’s owner, Tom Lyle Williams, dies at 80 years old.


The Maybelline Company, 1915 -1968.
Maybelline’s owner, Tom Lyle Williams, dies at 80 years old.

The door’s to the Maybelline Company in the 1940’s, with their distinctive brass, Maybelline door handle.

Maybelline’s owner, Tom Lyle Williams, dies at 80 years old.



The Maybelline building 44 years after Maybelline sold to Plough Inc. The famous “M” is still etched in the cement above the door, but the beautiful brass Maybelline door handle is gone.


The memory of Tom Lyle Williams and what went on behind those magical Maybelline door’s come alive for you, when you read The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It. Get a signed copy at www.maybellinebook.com 

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Where it began: The Maybelline Story — Amazon · Ebook · Signed copy