Phil Leakey
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Philip Leakey (4 May 1908 in London, England – 26 November 1992) was a British make-up artist known chiefly for his work on Hammer films. In 1956 he became the first make-up designer ever to receive on-screen credit for "special" make-up effects for his "bold and innovative" work in X the Unknown.[1]
He provided
Jack Pierce for Boris Karloff
.
Leakey created make-up for Dracula and The Revenge of Frankenstein (both 1958) before leaving Hammer, disgusted by the cost-cutting measure by Hammer's associate producer, Anthony Nelson Keys, of revoking his retainer. His assistant, Roy Ashton, took charge of Hammer make-up from then onwards.[2]
References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Kinsey, Wayne (2002). Hammer Films: The Bray Studio Years. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 9781903111444.
- Sachs, Bruce; Wall, Russell (1999). Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton. Tomahawk Press. ISBN 9780953192601.
External links
- Phil Leakey at IMDb