| Clayton Howard | |
| Birth Name: | Francis Herbert Fish |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Make-up artist |
Clayton Howard (8 July 1934 – 24 October 2017) was a British make-up artist.
He was born Francis Herbert Fish on 8 July 1934, in a working-class family in Liverpool, the son of James Fish and Ada Fish née Atkinson.[1] He would later take the surname of his mother's second husband, Albert Clayton.[1]
Aged 21, he moved to London, worked as a window display manager, and became Clayton Howard.[1] He worked in the evenings with his friend Maxine Grew as a dance duo – he designed the costumes, and she made them.[1]
In the early 1960s, he trained with Max Factor as a make-up artist, and went on to have clients including Lauren Bacall, Princess Anne, Princess Margaret and Princess Michael of Kent.[1]
In November 1980, Howard did the make-up for Lady Diana Spencer (and John Frieda did her hair) for the official portrait that was to appear alongside news of her engagement to Prince Charles.[1] [2] [3] He went on to mentor Diana in how to use make-up, and in 1992 published Look Like a Princess.[1]