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Thomas Lyle Williams Sr (January 19, 1896 – September 26, 1976) was an American cosmetician and business executive. He was the founder of cosmetic firm The Maybelline Company.
Dec 3, 2017 · Thomas Lyle “Tom” Williams, Sr at 18 years old. That same year, Williams founded Maybelline Laboratories, a company that he named in honor of his resourceful sister. His first product was called the “Lash-Brow” and was made from similar ingredients to the ones used by his sister.
Aug 9, 2019 · Thomas Lyle Williams, founder of Maybelline Cosmetics, left a trust in favor of CARE and The Salvation Army because, in his judgment, these two organizations “cared for the poor within their means better than any other groups.”
Apr 4, 2011 · One of her brothers, Tom Lyle Williams, was fascinated by Mabel's concoction and the way it enhanced her eyes. Tom Lyle, a movie buff, realized at that moment that glamour in those early days of Hollywood radiated from actresses' eyes. Out of this inspiration a billion-dollar business was born.
Sep 13, 2019 · Before there was Maybelline New York, there was Maybel Williams. "In 1913, young Chicago chemist Thomas Williams had a dilemma," the cosmetic brand begins its story on its website. "His older sister, Maybel, was in love with a man who was in love with someone else." So, what did Maybel do?
The Maybelline Company was founded in Chicago by pharmacist Thomas Lyle Williams in 1915. Williams noticed his older sister Mabel applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker, fuller look.
Oct 18, 2020 · A promotional blitz that could have served as the long overdue “coming out” party for Maybelline’s pioneering but little-known founder, Thomas Lyle Williams (1896-1976), was instead reduced to a few vague bits of corporate trivia.
