Paul LeBlanc (hairstylist)
Canadian hairstylist (1946–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul LeBlanc (1946 – October 2, 2019) was a Canadian Academy Award-winning hairstylist who won at the 1984 Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film Amadeus. He shared the Oscar with Dick Smith.[1]
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Paul LeBlanc | |
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Born | 1946 |
Died | October 2, 2019 (aged 73) Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada |
Other names | Paul Le Blanc |
Occupation | Hairstylist |
Years active | 1976–2010 |
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One of his first films was the Francis Ford Coppola-produced The Black Stallion Returns. LeBlanc continued to work for Coppola as well as for Lucasfilm, creating new hairstyles for the character of Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi.[2]
In 2003, LeBlanc received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild.[3] He died at his home in Dieppe, New Brunswick, on October 2, 2019, at the age of 73.[4]