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'''Tommie Manderson''' (September 13, 1912 – January 28, 2015) was an English [[make-up artist]]. She was the head of make-up at the [[BBC]] from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, during which time she worked on numerous television dramas, including ''[[An Age of Kings]]'', ''[[A for Andromeda]]'', and the 1963 adaptation of ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' starring [[Ingrid Bergman]]. She was also noted for preparing [[Queen Elizabeth II]] for the first televised [[Royal Christmas Message]] in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4355150.ece | title=The Times Obituaries: Tommie Manderson | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>
'''Tommie Manderson''' (13 September 1912 – 28 January 2015) was an English [[make-up artist]]. She was the head of make-up at the [[BBC]] from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, during which time she worked on numerous television dramas, including ''[[An Age of Kings]]'', ''[[A for Andromeda]]'', and the 1963 adaptation of ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' starring [[Ingrid Bergman]]. She was also noted for preparing [[Queen Elizabeth II]] for the first televised [[Royal Christmas Message]] in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4355150.ece | title=The Times Obituaries: Tommie Manderson | work=The Times | accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>


Manderson later served as make-up supervisor on a number of theatrical films, including [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', [[Bill Forsyth]]'s ''[[Local Hero]]'', [[Roland Joffé]]'s ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' and ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]'', [[Euzhan Palcy]]'s ''[[A Dry White Season]]'', and [[Jim Sheridan]]'s ''[[The Field (film)|The Field]]''. She also did make-up on films such as [[John Cassavetes]]' ''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]'', [[Alan Parker]]'s ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'', [[James Ivory]]'s ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]'', and [[Ron Howard]]'s ''[[Willow (film)|Willow]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541781/reference | title=Tommie Manderson | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref> She received [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] nominations for her work on ''The Killing Fields'' and the 1987 mini-series adaptation of ''[[Porterhouse Blue#TV mini-series|Porterhouse Blue]]''. She also received a Special Achievement Award from the [[London Critics Circle Film Awards]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541781/awards | title=Tommie Manderson Awards | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>
Manderson later served as make-up supervisor on a number of theatrical films, including [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', [[Bill Forsyth]]'s ''[[Local Hero (film)|Local Hero]]'', [[Roland Joffé]]'s ''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' and ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]'', [[Euzhan Palcy]]'s ''[[A Dry White Season]]'', and [[Jim Sheridan]]'s ''[[The Field (1990 film)|The Field]]''. She also did make-up on films such as [[John Cassavetes]]' ''[[Husbands (film)|Husbands]]'', [[Alan Parker]]'s ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'', [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]]'s ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]'', and [[Ron Howard]]'s ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541781/reference | title=Tommie Manderson | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref> She received [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] nominations for her work on ''The Killing Fields'' and the 1987 mini-series adaptation of ''[[Porterhouse Blue#TV mini-series|Porterhouse Blue]]''. She also received a Special Achievement Award from the [[London Film Critics' Circle#Critics' Circle Film Awards|London Critics' Circle Film Awards]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541781/awards | title=Tommie Manderson Awards | publisher=IMDb.com | accessdate=2015-04-10}}</ref>


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| NAME = Manderson, Tommie
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = English make-up artist and supervisor
| DATE OF BIRTH = September 13, 1912
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Liverpool]], [[Merseyside]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]
| DATE OF DEATH = January 28, 2015
| PLACE OF DEATH = United Kingdom
}}
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Tommie Manderson (13 September 1912 – 28 January 2015) was an English make-up artist. She was the head of make-up at the BBC from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, during which time she worked on numerous television dramas, including An Age of Kings, A for Andromeda, and the 1963 adaptation of Hedda Gabler starring Ingrid Bergman. She was also noted for preparing Queen Elizabeth II for the first televised Royal Christmas Message in 1957.[1]

Manderson later served as make-up supervisor on a number of theatrical films, including Ridley Scott's Alien, Bill Forsyth's Local Hero, Roland Joffé's The Killing Fields and The Mission, Euzhan Palcy's A Dry White Season, and Jim Sheridan's The Field. She also did make-up on films such as John Cassavetes' Husbands, Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone, James Ivory's Quartet, and Ron Howard's Willow.[2] She received BAFTA Award nominations for her work on The Killing Fields and the 1987 mini-series adaptation of Porterhouse Blue. She also received a Special Achievement Award from the London Critics' Circle Film Awards in 1988.[3]

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  1. ^ "The Times Obituaries: Tommie Manderson". The Times. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  2. ^ "Tommie Manderson". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  3. ^ "Tommie Manderson Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
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