In Planet of the Apes('68) what was the artist's name who sculpted the prostetics worn by the actors?

Question

I am not asking about the make up artists, I am wondering about the sculptor who made the prostetics and ape masks in clay. Thank you!

Answer 1

John Chambers was the sculptor, he won an honourary Oscar for his achievements... ... ...

Answer 2

John Chambers was the amazing sculptor and special effects master , who won a special Oscar for his work in "Planet Of The Apes"

Here is a print-out of his obituary:

John Chambers
WOODLAND HILLS, CA.--Oscar-winning makeup pioneer John Chambers, regarded by many as the father of modern cinema make-up, died here August 25, 2001, from complications related to diabetes. He was 78.

Chambers did everything from put the pointy ears on Mr. Spock for TVâÄôs "Star Trek" to making monkeys out of actors for the original "Planet of the Apes" movie series. MSTies may remember his work in episode 420- THE HUMAN DUPLICATORS.

Born in Chicago in 1922, he was trained as a commercial artist and designed jewelry and exhibited as a sculptor before World War II, in which he served as a medical technician. He came to Hollywood only after years of difficult but important work with disfigured war veterans, creating artificial ears, noses and even whole faces for them. Much of his work for the movie industry was done in a lab he created in his Burbank garage, a garage that was visited by stars such as Lana Turner, Marlon Brando and Mickey Rooney.

When he worked on "Planet of the Apes'' in the 1960s, he developed a new type of foam rubber that was easier to work with than the material commonly used at the time. He also created facial appliances that could be attached to actors' faces to form primate features. For his efforts he became only the second makeup artist to receive an honorary Academy Award, which was presented to him by a chimpanzee, in a tuxedo.

During his three-decade career, Chambers also worked on TV shows including "The Outer Limits," "The Munsters," "Lost in Space" and "Mission Impossible." He was also occasionally tapped to appear in films, usually in small walk-on roles.

Answer 3

John Chambers' outstanding makeup technique pioneered in the film was based upon one technique he had used during World War II to give disfigured veterans a normal appearance. Chambers won a special Oscar for his extraordinary makeup work.Though he developed many of his makeup innovations in the 1950s and 1960s, they are still in use today. His skull caps, for instance, are a standard in the business. It is perhaps with Planet of the Apes (1968) that Chambers experienced one of his greatest challenges. His preparation and research for the movie included so much time spent making notes and drawings of monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo, that he became something of a zoo fixture and a draw himself. Visitors to the zoo, in fact, began watching him as much as they watched the monkeys. For his efforts, before the Motion Picture Academy decided in 1981 to designate a category for a makeup award, Chambers received an honorary Academy Award at the 1969 Oscars ceremony. Throughout his career, Chambers has received many other honors, most notably an Emmy and a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. Not unlike many a professional, he began his career in the Army during World War II, where he served as a dental technician. It was in this capacity that he found himself working with the scars of war - actually, working against the scars of war - and gaining a great deal of knowledge of repairing more than teeth: entire faces. His experience with creating new ears, noses, and chins, as well as teeth, for veterans ravaged by war, landed Chambers at NBC in 1953 with a job in makeup. His wartime experiences also influenced Chambers to use his skills to help indigent cancer victims acquire prosthetics against the ravages of another kind of war. Few knew of his charitable work, but few who knew him would be surprised by it. Throughout his life he took many under his wing, giving guidance and training to ‘Mike Westmore (I)’ , ‘Maurice Stein (I)’ and other accomplished makeup artists, asking only in return that they (to borrow from a recent movie) "pay it forward".

Answer 4

for those of you that dont know.. my mom was the sculptor who made the majority of ape masks for planet of the apes...some may know of her because she made all the monster masks on the 1966 monster calander (universal picture monsters)) her name was PAT NEWMAN..one of the unsung heros...died in 1992...for those of you who put johnny chambers, yes john hired my mom, and he was brillant.. but those masks were done by the hands of my mom..and anybody associated with that make up dept. will know thx....respectivly.......lisa newman