[2] His brothers were Perc, Ern, Wally, Bud and Frank, who all went on to work in makeup departments in Hollywood based studios.
[3] He worked on The Sheik (1921) and convinced actor Rudolph Valentino to allow him to do his makeup creating the clean Latin look in the process.
[1][2] He continued to be Valentino's makeup artist until the actor's death in 1926,[1] and afterwards did freelance work with Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow and Sonia Henie.
[1] He also worked at the Oddie Beauty Salon, where he coached Constance Nichols who went on to become the personal hairstylist for several Hollywood actors and actresses.
[6] Monte had three sons,[7] including Michael Westmore,[8] who won an Oscar for Best Makeup for the film Mask (1985),[9] and nine Emmy Awards.