mustache

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The last sitting California governor with facial hair in his official portrait was James “Sunny Jim” Rolph, a cheery Republican with a toothbrush mustache who died of a heart attack in office in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

His own facial hair, he added, shows he “can grow a mustache and most people can’t.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He had a Clark Gable pencil mustache, raced sailboats, cavorted with the late communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba, and at one point married Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The once-famous dark mane has gone white and is neatly cropped and the bushy mustache is now just a brush of hair below his nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

A smile drew his mustache up at the corners.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri