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- Make-Up Department
- Producer
Oscar-winning Canadian make-up artist. A hairdresser from the age of eighteen, LeBlanc graduated from the New Brunswick Institute of Technology before moving to Toronto as a wig maker. He first worked in the film industry as a hair stylist in 1974. Within a decade, he had established a strong reputation for designing individual styles to complement the specific characters of his clientele. Actresses Susan Sarandon (Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Twilight (1998), Stepmom (1998)) and Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct (1992), The Quick and the Dead (1995), Casino (1995)) counted among his most frequent collaborations. He also worked on the Coen brothers films O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and The Ladykillers (2004). Other notable credits as hair designer/stylist included Mississippi Burning (1988), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and Black Swan (2010).
Popularly, LeBlanc's best-known creations were Princess Leia's long braids (as Jabba's slave and on Endor) for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Javier Bardem's sinister bowl-cut for No Country for Old Men (2007). The latter, he explained, was fashioned after medieval Crusaders "when knights and Muslims were murdering each other, and this was a typical haircut. It was a dangerous time and we wanted to make Javier timeless and dangerous at first sight."
LeBlanc was co-recipient (with fellow make-up artist Dick Smith) of both an Academy Award and a BAFTA for his work on Amadeus (1984). In 2003, he also received a lifetime achievement award from the Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild. Four years later he set up Studio Paul LeBlanc in his home town of Dieppe. Latterly, he published two books of reminiscences about his tenure in the film industry, entitled "You Can Get There From Here" and "Moving On".- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Joë Hamman was born on 26 October 1883 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Red Man's Honor (1912), Le berceau de dieu (1926) and Grock (1931). He was married to Vesta Harold. He died on 30 June 1974 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.- Actress
- Producer
Viola Léger was born on June 29, 1930 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States but spent most of her life in Canada. One of her best known roles is that of "La Sagouine" written by Antonine Maillet, a role she performed over 2, 500 times, winning rave reviews.
She was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 2001 at the recommendation of then Prime Minister Chrétien, representing L'Acadie, New Brunswick. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1989. She was awarded the Order of New Brunswick in 2007.
In 2013, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for her work as an actress. She died in New Brunswick, Canada, on January 28, 2023, aged 92.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Louis Baron fils was born on 27 December 1870 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Madame et son filleul (1919), Let's Make a Dream (1936) and Nos maîtres les domestiques (1930). He died on 30 November 1939 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.- Jacques Calvet was born on 19 September 1931 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was married to Françoise. He died on 9 April 2020 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.
- Jean Gaupillat was born on 6 January 1891 in Paris, France. He died on 22 July 1934 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.
- Simona Pakenham was born on 25 September 1916 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for And So to Bed (1949) and The Kingdom of God (1947). She died on 17 November 2010 in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Director
- Writer
Jean Malaurie was born on 22 December 1922 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Civilisations (1969), La Saga des Inuit (2007) and Aimé Césaire, une voix pour l'histoire (1995). He was married to Monique Laporte. He died on 5 February 2024 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.