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Richard Emerson Smith (June 26, 1922 – July 30, 2014) was an American special make-up effects artist and author, (nicknamed "The Godfather of Make-Up") known for his work on such films as Little Big Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Scanners and Death Becomes Her.
Jul 31, 2014 · Oscar-winning make-up artist Dick Smith, who memorably transformed Marlon Brando into Vito Corleone in The Godfather, has died aged 92.
Dick Smith. Makeup Department: The Exorcist. Dick Smith was born on 26 June 1922 in Larchmont, New York, USA. He is known for The Exorcist (1973), Altered States (1980) and Scanners (1981). He was married to Jocelyn DeRosa. He died on 30 July 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Alice in Wonderland – 1955. The Alice in Wonderland TV film was broadcast October 23, 1955, featuring Dick Smith makeups that scare the living hell out of me more than anything from The Exorcist.
- The Alligator People – 1959. Dick Smith worked alongside makeup man Ben Nye to create the world’s first trousers-wearing reptile—the epitome of terror.
- The Moon and Sixpence – 1959. If you can turn Sir Laurence Olivier into a leper, there’s no stopping you. Olivier plays a man who moves to Tahiti and contracts the disease, which Dick Smith recreated on the actor’s face with obvious relish.
- Way Out – 1961. Dick Smith worked on 9 episodes of this Roald Dahl-hosted horror show, but his most notable work was on the episode “Soft Focus”, where a photographer (Barry Morse) accidentally erases half his face.
The Legendary Program for Learning Special Effects Makeup designed by the master himself, Dick Smith! Dick’s Advanced Course has more Academy Award winning and nominated graduates than all of America’s makeup schools combined.
Aug 2, 2014 · Makeup artist, that is. J.J. Abrams, the movie and TV producer who admired Smith from his teens, said that Smith “created iconic images using human faces as his canvas” — a painter using ...
Aug 1, 2014 · Academy Award-winning makeup artist Dick Smith has died at age 92. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Smith was responsible for bringing some of Hollywood's iconic characters...
