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Oscar Winning Makeup Artist Greg Cannom Dies at 73

The four-time Academy Award winner’s final credited film was 2021’s ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye.’
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Oscar Winning Makeup Artist Greg Cannom Dies at 73
Greg Cannom attends The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' VFX Convergence: Blending Makeup With Digital Arts in Film in Hollywood, Calif., on April 22, 2013. Valerie Macon/Getty Images
Haika Mrema
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Greg Cannom, a revered figure in the world of cinematic makeup and prosthetics with a career spanning four decades, has died at the age of 73.

His death was confirmed Friday by longtime collaborator and fellow makeup artist Rick Baker, who shared the news via Instagram.
Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.