Make-up master John Chambers gets a little off the sides from one of his PLANET OF THE APES creations.
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In Memory of John Chambers

Word has come that the great make-up artist/technician John Chambers passed away last weekend of natural causes.

Chambers started his career creating prosthetic limbs. Eventually, he jumped into the world of television, requiring him to quickly create make-up effects. Some of Chambers most prominent genre creations were for original THE OUTER LIMITS TV series, where he created David McCallum's "Sixth Finger" make-up, and Irwin Allen shows, including LOST IN SPACE.

Chambers soon moved up to film work, the most prominent being his groundbreaking ape appliances for the PLANET OF THE APES film series. Other feature films Chambers worked on include SSSSSSS (1973), PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974), and THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1977).

In addition, though he repeatedly denied involvement, the scuttlebutt among Hollywood make-up types for years suggested that Chambers also created the bigfoot suit that is seen walking through the woods in the film footage shot in 1967 by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin of an alleged real-life sasquatch.

Our condolences go out to Chambers family and friends.