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Stuart Freeborn

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The Resume

    (September 5, 1914-February 6, 2013)
    Born in London, United Kingdom
    Makeup artist
    Designed Chewbacca, Yoda and Jabba the Hutt in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy
    Also worked on 'Oliver Twist' (1948), 'The Dam Busters' (1955), 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957), 'The Mouse That Roared' (1959), 'Dr. Strangelove' (1964), '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), 'Murder on the Orient Express' (1974), 'The Omen' (1976), 'Superman' (1978), 'Superman II' (1980), 'The Great Muppet Caper' (1981), 'Top Secret!' (1984) and 'Santa Claus' (1985)

Why he might be annoying:

    In some early credits, his first name was spelled 'Stewart' and his last name 'Freebourne.'
    His makeup for Alec Guinness as Fagin in 'Oliver Twist,' featuring a large hooked nose, was accused of being an anti-semitic caricature.
    At Oscar time, his work on the apes of '2001' was passed over in favor of John Chambers' work on the apes of 'Planet of the Apes.'
    He based Yoda's facial features on a combination of Albert Einstein's and his own.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He survived a car crash that killed several fellow passengers during the filming of 'Bridge over the River Kwai.'
    His wife Kay and son Graham were also makeup artists and they sometimes worked together on films.
    George Lucas said, 'Stuart was already a makeup legend when he started on 'Star Wars.' '
    Fellow makeup artist Nick Dudman called him 'a Renaissance man capable of doing absolutely anything.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 109 Votes: 48.62% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 241 Votes: 53.53% Annoying