Towards the end of her life, Monroe asked Snyder to prepare her face if she were to die before him.
[1] For his work, Snyder was twice nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, under the category of Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up.
These nominations came in 1978 for his work on the TV Biopic Marilyn: The Untold Story and in 1981 for Little House on the Prairie.
They had two children: son Ron, a former makeup artist and ex-husband of film star Kim Basinger, and daughter Sherrill.
[2] His second wife, from 1970 until his death, was costumer Marjorie Plecher, who had also worked as the wardrobe director on several of Marilyn Monroe's films.