R.I.P. Stuart Freeborn, the creature creator who brought Yoda to life
CNN is reporting that Stuart Freeborn, the legendary movie creature effects artist who brought Yoda, Chewbacca, the Ewoks and countless other Star Wars aliens to life, died yesterday at the age of 98. As you can see from the picture above, he used himself as the model for Yoda’s face. Additionally, Freeborn and his team…