L. B. Abbott
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| Born | Lenwood Ballard Abbott June 13, 1908 Pasadena, California |
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| Died | September 28, 1985 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California |
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Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. also known as L. B. Abbott (13 June 1908, Pasadena, California - 28 September 1985, Los Angeles) was a special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman.
He became the head of the Special Effects Department at 20th Century Fox in 1957, a post he held until retirement in 1970. He was called out of retirement, however, to work on the TV series M*A*S*H in 1972 (Abbott had worked on the film on which the series was based).
[edit] Awards and nominations
He was twice a co-winner of an Academy Special Achievement Award for visual effects for The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 and Logan's Run in 1976.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- The Enemy Below (1957)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Patton (1970)
- MASH (1972)
- Logan's Run (1976)
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