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 Christopher Lee's celebrated makeup for Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), whose "monster" had to be memorable and terrifying without infringing the copyright on Universal's earlier makeup, created by Jack Pierce for Boris Karloff.

He created make-up for Dracula and The Revenge of Frankenstein (both 1958) before leaving Hammer, reportedly unimpressed by Hammer's new venture into the horror genre. He happily handed over the reins to his assistant, Roy Ashton.

References

Footnotes

↑ "Phil Leakey". The Times (London). 12 December 1992.

Bibliography

Kinsey, Wayne (2002). Hammer Films: The Bray Studio Years. London: Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 9781903111444.

External links

Phil Leakey at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Hammer Film Productions crew

Producers	Michael Carreras Anthony Hinds (and writer) William Hinds (founder)

Directors	Roy Ward Baker Michael Carreras Terence Fisher Freddie Francis John Gilling Seth Holt Jimmy Sangster (and writer) Peter Sasdy Don Sharp

Cinematographers	Jack Asher Michael Reed Arthur Grant

Composers	Don Banks James Bernard Philip Martell

Other	Roy Ashton (make-up artist) Phil Leakey (makeup artist) Eddie Powell (stuntman) Bernard Robinson (designer)

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Name	Leakey, Phil
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Date of birth	4 May 1908
Place of birth	London
Date of death	26 November 1992
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