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Stan Winston, Movie Make-Up Innovator, Dies at 62

June 16, 2008by Heather Wisner

Stan Winston, the four-time Oscar winner who pioneered some of Hollywood’s most memorable creature, character and special make-up effects, died June 16 in Malibu after battling multiple myeloma. He was 62. Born April 7, 1946…

Iranian Make-up Innovator Dies at 65

May 14, 2008by Make-Up Artist magazine staff

Iranian movie make-up artist Farhang Moayyeri died May 10 in Tehran of cardiac arrest. He was 65 and had already fought a long battle with lung cancer, the Iran State News Agency reported. Moayyeri created…

Verita Thompson, Hollywood Hairstylist, Dies at 89

March 7, 2008by Make-Up Artist magazine staff

Verita Thompson—Humphrey Bogart’s longtime hairstylist, secretary and reputed mistress—died of natural causes Feb. 1 in New Orleans. She was 89. Thompson, a runner-up in the 1935 Miss Arizona beauty contest, came to Hollywood in the…

Ray Sebastian Jr., Make-up Artist for TV and Film, Dies at 63

March 6, 2008by Make-Up Artist magazine staff

Ray Sebastian Jr., a second-generation make-up artist, died from a massive heart attack. March 2 in Los Angeles. He began his career in independent films, became a journeyman in 1977 and worked on television shows…

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Stan Winston, Movie Make-Up Innovator, Dies at 62

Iranian Make-up Innovator Dies at 65

Verita Thompson, Hollywood Hairstylist, Dies at 89

Ray Sebastian Jr., Make-up Artist for TV and Film, Dies at 63

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