Paul LeBlanc (hairstylist)

For other people named Paul LeBlanc, see Paul LeBlanc (disambiguation).

Paul LeBlanc
Born	1946 Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	October 2, 2019 (aged 73) Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada
Other names	Paul Le Blanc
Occupation	Hairstylist
Years active	1976–2010

Paul LeBlanc (1946 – October 2, 2019) was a Canadian Academy Award-winning hairstylist who won at the 1984 Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film Amadeus. He shared the Oscar with Dick Smith.^[1]

One of his first films was the Francis Ford Coppola-produced The Black Stallion Returns. LeBlanc continued to work for Coppola as well as for Lucasfilm, creating new hairstyles for the character of Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi.^[2]

In 2003, LeBlanc received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild.^[3] He died at his home in Dieppe, New Brunswick, on October 2, 2019, at the age of 73.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Black Swan (2010)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)
• The Terminal (2004)
• Moonlight Mile (2002)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• The Mask of Zorro (1998)
• Stepmom (1998)
• Jack (1996)
• The Quick and the Dead (1995)
• Casino (1995)
• Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
• We're No Angels (1989)
• Mississippi Burning (1988)
• Angel Heart (1987)
• Children of a Lesser God (1986)
• Amadeus (1984)
• Birdy (1984)
• The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• More American Graffiti (1979)

References

1. "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 1985. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
2. "Paul LeBlanc (1946-2019)". Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Local 706. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
3. "Makeup artist, hair stylist guild awards". UPI. 18 February 2003. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
4. Barnes, Mike (7 October 2019). "Paul LeBlanc, Oscar-Winning Hairstylist on 'Amadeus,' Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

External links

• Paul LeBlanc at IMDb