Benjamin Emmet Nye, Sr. (January 12, 1907 – February 9, 1986) was an American makeup artist for the Hollywood film industry for over four decades, from the 1930s to the early 1980s.
Notable films he worked on included Gone with the Wind (1939), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), The King and I (1956), The Fly (1958), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and Planet of the Apes (1968).
Nye, Sr. left his son Dana in charge of the company as CEO.
Nye's son, Ben, Jr., also works in the film makeup industry.
Nye died on February 9, 1986, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 79.