Emil was an Italian immigrant. Together with his wife, Elsie Koch, he founded Emil Corsillo Inc., the famous Hollywood company that for close to 50 years supplied the entertainment industry in with toupees, headpieces, wigs, and manufactured mannequin wigs.
Emil was the originator of the mannequin wig in the 1940s. The wigs were made from nylon.[1] On September 6, 1950, Corsillo filed a patent for his wigs, in particular, the reinforced wig foundation frames (where the fake hair was attached). He was issued with Patent number: 2661749[2] in December 1953.[3]
Emil died in 1967, but the company continued on into the 1980s when it was closed. The decline in demand was attributed to new technologies and imports.
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^The Milwaukee Sentinel - Jan 9, 1944 "This pretty young woman is wearing Nylon wig...."[dead link]
^Office, United States Patent (1961). Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. U.S. Department of Commerce. p. 836.
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