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Shu Uemura

Shu Uemura (植村 秀, Uemura Shū, June 19, 1928 – December 29, 2007) (Japanese pronunciation: [ɯemɯɾa ɕɯː][1]) was a Japanese make-up artist and founder of the cosmetics line which bears his name.[2][3]

Death[edit]

Shu Uemura died of pneumonia in Tokyo on December 29, 2007.[5][6] He was 79 years old and was survived by his wife and son, Hiroshi [6] who founded his own cosmetics line, UTOWA, in 2002.[7] Uemura's funeral was held on January 4, 2008.[6]

Shu Uemura Art of Beauty (U.S. Site)

Shu Uemura Art of Hair (U.S. Site)

at IMDb

Shu Uemura

Time Magazine: Shu Uemura, Makeup Pioneer, Dies

Vogue.com: Shu Uemura Remembered

at WN

Shu Uemura

Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine

AFP: Japanese makeup guru Shu Uemura dies: spokeswoman