Ron Walters (November 20, 1938 – October 31, 1994) was an American
make-up artist
A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and Prosthetic makeup, prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other simil ...
. He won three
Primetime Emmy Awards
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and was nominated for two more in the category
Outstanding Makeup for his work on the television programs ''
Backstairs at the White House
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'', ''
The Tracey Ullman Show
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'' and ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
Walters died from complications of
AIDS
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in
Hollywood, California
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, on October 31, 1994, at the age of 55.
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1938 births
1994 deaths
Artists from New York (state)
American make-up artists
Primetime Emmy Award winners
AIDS-related deaths in California
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