Stuart Freeborn (born September 5, 1914, in London, England) is a British motion picture make-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 of Albert Einstein. Freeborn was also the make-up artist on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, where he created the humans/apes for the "Dawn of Man" sequen...
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Stuart Freeborn (born September 5, 1914, in London, England) is a British motion picture make-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 of Albert Einstein. Freeborn was also the make-up artist on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, where he created the humans/apes for the "Dawn of Man" sequence. He worked on Kubrick's Dr.Strangelove, handling Peter 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 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace DVD, in one of the web documentaries, he was awarded a statue by the team at Lucasfilm.
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