Person
Dick Smith
- Specialty
- Costume & Make-Up
- Birth
- June 26, 1922 · 92 years
- Death
- July 30, 2014
- Origin
- Larchmont, New York, USA
Technical Alias
The Godfather of Make-Up
Professional Trajectory
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. He won a 1985 Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on Amadeus and received a 2012 Academy Honorary Award for his career's work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Smith (make-up artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
