Stuart Freeborn

Stuart Freeborn (September 5, 1914 – February 5, 2013) was the makeup supervisor for the Star Wars original trilogy. He was hired by director George Lucas after Lucas became impressed with his makeup effects work in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story He worked on all three films and the Holiday Special. Freeborn was responsible for transforming Peter Mayhew into Chewbacca. He was instructed to make a creature that was a mix of a dog and a cat. He was influenced by the monkey-man creatures that he worked on in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Some of his most notable contributions include creatures at the Mos Eisley Cantina,Yoda, Chewbacca, and Jabba the Hutt.Ultimate Star Wars He initially based Yoda's face on his own face, but he felt that those designs lacked the deep wisdom that Yoda deserved. He then combined his face that with Albert Einstein's face. His wife Kay Freeborn and son Graham Freeborn were also makeup artists. Orn Free Taa may have been named after him.
==Works==
===Filmography===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s)
1977	Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope 	Makeup supervisor
1978	The Star Wars Holiday Special 	Makeup supervisor
1980	Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back	Makeup supervisor
1983	Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi 	Makeup supervisor
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*Star Wars in 100 Scenes
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*Ultimate Star Wars
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
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*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
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*Stuart Freeborn on Muppet Wiki
Category:Star Wars original trilogy production staff
Category:The Star Wars Holiday Special production staff