The man behind the realization of Yoda, Chewbacca, Superman, Jabba the Hutt and 2001's man-apes, Stuart Freeborn has passed.
Freeborn worked for years in the British film industry working with some of England's most renown directors. But audience first became aware of this amazing genius when 2001: a space Odyssey introduced the photo-humans that opened the film's remarkable dawn of man sequence. Released in 1968, the same year of the release of Planet of the Apes, most of the accolades for make went to John Chambers make up creations for that film. FreeBorn's ape were striking and realistic many viewers felt they were looking at real primates. His characters for Star wars, most notable Jabba the Hutt, Chewbacca and Yoda are forever itched into the pop culture subconscious of movies goers world wide. Most fans think of Freeborn as a creature creator but the bulk of his work was traditional actors make up including Christopher reeve in Superman.
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Again Cool, don't send me elsewhere. Tell me what you think about Freeborn. Did you ever meet him? How did he influence your work? I don't want a history and link from you. You have insight! You can tell me better than any reporter why this man was notable.
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