John Chambers was an American make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert in both television and film. He received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 196
John Chambers
Prosthetic makeup design for Roddy McDowall in Planet of the Apes TV series (1974)
Movie poster of fake sci-fi film Argo, created as part of the cover story for Canadian Caper
Canadian Caper
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The "Canadian Caper" was the joint covert rescue by the Government of Canada and the US Central Intelligence Agency of six American diplomats who had evaded capture during the seizure of the United St
John Chambers (make-up artist)
…prosthetic make-up work on the Planet of the Apes film franchise. Chambers was awarded CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit for his involvement in the Canadian Caper, in which six American hostages escaped during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The incident was the basis of the film Argo, which won the 2012 Academy…
Americans were grateful for Canadian aid in sheltering and rescuing American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis of 1980.
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