- Stuart Freeborn
Stuart Freeborn (born
September 5 1914 , inLondon ,England ) is a British motion picturemake-up artist , perhaps best known for his work on the original "Star Wars " trilogy.He created the make-up for all of the characters, including
Yoda , whom he supposedly based on his own face and that ofAlbert Einstein . Freeborn was also the make-up artist onStanley Kubrick 's "", where he created the humans/apes for the "Dawn of Man" sequence.He also worked on Kubrick's "Dr.Strangelove ", handlingPeter Sellers ' multiple lead roles.He worked with Sellers in several other films,including "Heavens Above! " , "Mr. Topaze " and "Soft Beds Hard Battles".His wife Kay assisted her husband on several occasions;their son Graham was also a prolific make-up artist before his untimely death in 1986.
In the ""
DVD , in one of the web documentries, he was awarded a statue by the team at Lucasfilm. [http://starwars.com/episode-i/bts/me1/5.html]References
External links
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* [http://supermancinema.co.uk/special_features/super_innovators/make_up/make_up_animatronics_freeborn_p1.htm An article looking at Stuart's work on the creatures and makeup of the "Star Wars" Trilogy]
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