Stuff I like
Special effects make-up artist Dick Smith was born on June 26th, 1992 in Larchmont, NY.
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| Richard Emerson Smith (1922-2014) |
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| The Godfather (1972) with Marlon Brando |
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| William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) with Linda Blair |
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| Taxi Driver (1976) with Robert De Niro |
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| Scanners (1981) with Michael Ironside |
Stan Winston was born on April 7th, 1946 in Arlington, VA.
Stan Winston (1946-2008)
The award winning make-up and special effects artist career spanned over 40 years with more than 70 titles.
Gargoyles (1972) 
The Wiz (1978) 
Oscar nominated Heartbeeps (1981)
Starring Bernadette Peters
and Andy Kaufman
Lost to Rick Baker for his work in
An American Werewolf in London 
John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) 
Oscar Nomination for Edward Scissorhands (1990)
After his passing, the family founded the
Special effects artist Rob Bottin was born on April 1st, 1959 in El Monte, CA.
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| Rob Bottin and The Thing (1982) |
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| Piranha (1978) |
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| As Ms. Mouse in Rock ‘n Roll High School (1978) with Mary Woronov |
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| Assistant make-up for the cantina scene in Star Wars He’s also in the band (the tallest) |
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| John Carpenter, Debra Hill and Rob Bottin on the set of The Fog (1980) and as an apparition with Tommy Lee Wallace  |
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| His transformation work in The Howling (1981) was released months before his mentor Rick Bakers work in American Werewolf in London (1981) |
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| Robocop (1987) |
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| Total Recall (1990) |
