Freeborn also put his skills to work in "Oliver Twist, " "The Bridge on the River Kwai, " "The Omen, " four "Superman" films, "Top Secret!"

CNN: Makeup master Stuart Freeborn of 'Star Wars' dead at age 98

Freeborn continued working with Sir David, travelling with him to Sri Lanka for the filming of his 1957 war epic The Bridge on the River Kwai.

BBC: Star Wars make-up artist Stuart Freeborn dies aged 98

Whether it's Lawrence of Arabia in shining white striding amid the smoking wreckage of an Ottoman train, or the frantic efforts to blow the Bridge on the River Kwai, the difficulty of stopping a train appeals to us.

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