Marc Elliot Pilcher (December 1967 – 3 October 2021) was a British hair stylist and make-up artist.
In 2021, he jointly won the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for work on the series ''
Bridgerton
''Bridgerton'' is an American alternative history regency romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series Bridgerton (novel series), of the same name by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted ...
''. He was also nominated in 2018
for the
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Awards, Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film. Traditionally, three films have been nominated each year with exceptions in the early 1980s a ...
for work on the film ''
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was List of Scottish monarchs, Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.
The only surviving legit ...
''.
He had hair and make up styling jobs on films which included: ''
Beauty and the Beast
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Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'', ''
Downton Abbey
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'', ''
My Week with Marilyn'', ''
The Invisible Woman'', and ''
The Young Victoria''.
Pilcher tested positive for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
, which led to his death weeks after his Emmy win in September 2021.
He was double-vaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, as confirmed to Variety by his agency, Curtis Brown.
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Interview
1967 births
2021 deaths
British make-up artists
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England
Primetime Emmy Award winners
People from Chatham, Kent
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