Star Wars creature creator Stuart Freeborn, 1914-2013
by Doc on Feb.06, 2013, under Movies, Obituaries
Another sad passing to announce today: Stuart Freeborn, the makeup and creature wizard responsible for many of the creatures seen in the original Star Wars trilogy including Chewbacca, Yoda, Jabba and several of the Cantina creatures, passed away today in England at the age of 98.
Freeborn also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Superman franchise, The Omen and many other movies.