Manlio Rocchetti (28 November 1943 – 9 January 2017) was an Italian

makeup artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions incl ...

who won an Academy Award at the

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Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film ''

Driving Miss Daisy '' Driving Miss Daisy'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play of the same name. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his ...

,'' which he shared with

Lynn Barber Lynn Barber (born 22 May 1944) is a British journalist who has worked for many publications, including ''The Sunday Times''. Early life Barber attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in south-west London. While she was studying for her A-Levels she ...

and

Kevin Haney Kevin Haney is a makeup artist who won at the 1989 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film ''Driving Miss Daisy'', which he shared with Lynn Barber and Manlio Rocchetti. He has worked on 70 films and TV shows since 1982, including quite a few ...

. His career started in 1960 and continually worked on makeup until 2012. He often worked with

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

. He also won an Emmy for the makeup in ''

Lonesome Dove ''Lonesome Dove'' is a 1985 Western novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. It is the first published book of the ''Lonesome Dove'' series, but the third installment in the series chronologically. The story revolves around the relationships b ...

''.

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