Saturday, May 10, 2025

R.I.P. GREG CANNOM

So often behind-the-scenes creators get overlooked, taking a backseat to even others of their sort, but in your case, your work guided you into the Oscar-winning limelight. 

That's because your makeup creations were diverse and of great, nuanced quality.

Your astonishing lineup consists of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Hannibal 2001, Van Helsing, The Exorcist III, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Little Nicky, House of Frankenstein 1997, Flatliners 1991, Subspecies, The Fury, Manbeast! Myth or Monster, The Howling, Werewolf (the Fox series), Tales from the Crypt, Monsters, Amazing Stories, The Lost Boys, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors, Idle Hands, It Lives Again, Thinner, Fright Night Part 2, Alien 3, Without WarningMichael Jackson's Thriller, Vamp, Blade, The Mask, The Shadow, Batman Returns, Dick Tracy, Highlander II: The Quickening/Renegade Version, Cyborg, Kull the Conqueror, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, The Incredible Melting Man, BrightThe Sword and the Sorcerer, The PuppetmastersFrom the Earth to the MoonSteel, Bicentennial Man, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Cocoon, Dreamscape, Hook, Forever Young, The Man Without a Face, The Passion of the Christ, Titanic 1997, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Live and Death of Peter SellersThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button, BabelBig Top Pee-wee, Vice, Mrs. Doubtfire, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Insider, Big Mamma's House, Big Mamma's House 2, Bulletproof Monk, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Hoffa, The Singing Detective, Kickboxer 2: The Road Back, A Beautiful Mind, Ali, America's Sweethearts, Kapoor and Sons, The Whole Ten Yards, Monkeybone, Roommates, Hot Tomorrows and Postcards from the Edge

You were creme de la creme, Mr. Cannom, a supreme artist who made our dreams come true with creations that were sometimes dark, sometimes light, but always unforgettable. 

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