Star Wars make-up maestro 'will live forever in characters he created': Artist behind Yoda, Superman and The Omen dies at 98

Stuart Freeborn, one of the greatest make-up artists in Hollywood history, has died aged 98. The 'maestro' of film make-up created the Star Wars characters Chewbacca and Jedi master Yoda, and worked on dozens of huge hits including Superman, Alice in Wonderland, Dr Strangelove and The Omen. Largely self-taught, Freeborn resisted his insurance broker father's attempts to have him follow in his footsteps and instead went on to create make-up and prosthetics for such cinematic legends as Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers. He said in a documentary last year: 'I didn't want to spend my life in an office. I felt I was different.'

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