Rudolph Valentino’s pool tile, 1940.

Name: The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It
Availability: InStock
Author: Sharrie Williams
ISBN: 0984308113

By Sharrie Williams · Written July 2011 · 1 min read

Tom Lyle gave this piece of tile to his sister Eva, who used it as a hot plate for years before passing it on to her daughter Marilyn, who eventually gave it to her first born son Richard Gerald, who is still using it as a hot plate today. Just a little fun trivia from the Maybelline Family.

Eva (Williams) and Chester Haines, 45th Wedding Anniversary, 1969 and the family.

Front row L to R, Marilyn, Jackie, Peter Haines, Cindy Gary, Mathew Haines, Eva & Chester
Next row, Richard Gerald, John Gary, Bob Haines, Chris Haines, Jay Haines, Bob Westhouse, Steve Haines, Dave Westhouse & Kathy Gary, Mitch Haines & Lori Gary on the staircase.

More Maybelline Vintage ads and family lore tomorrow. If you want to know more about this amazing family and the company they helped launch in 1915, be sure to order a signed copy at http://www.maybellinestory.com/. Also Tama Bags are available for purchase with a copy of The Maybelline Story now.

Coming soon · Next from Sharrie Williams

Maybe She’s Born With It

The next chapter of the Maybelline family story. Get a text the day it’s out.

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