Manlio Rocchetti Explained

Manlio Rocchetti
Other Names:M. Rocchetti
Birth Date:28 November 1943[1]
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Date:9 January 2017 (aged 73)
Death Place:Tequesta, Florida, United States[2]
Occupation:makeup artist
Yearsactive:1960-2017
Children:Alessandra Rocchetti and Paola Rocchetti

Manlio Rocchetti (28 November 1943 – 9 January 2017) was an Italian makeup artist who won an Academy Award at the 1989 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film Driving Miss Daisy, which he shared with Lynn Barber and Kevin Haney.[3]

His career started in 1960 and continually worked on makeup until 2012. He often worked with Martin Scorsese.[4]

He also won an Emmy for the makeup in Lonesome Dove.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who is Manlio Rocchetti?. March 17, 2014. Omnilexica.
  2. Web site: Oscar-winning makeup artist Manlio Rocchetti dies at Tequesta condo. February 22, 2017. The Palm Beach Post.
  3. Web site: The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) Nominees and Winners . March 17, 2014. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS.
  4. Web site: Interviews with Manlio Rocchetti and Rodolofo Bianchi. March 17, 2014. ECU film festival.