L.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
Born June 13, 1908 · Pasadena, California, USA.
Died September 28, 1985
Also known as Bill Abbott · Lenwood Ballard Abbott
Biography
Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an American 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. However, he was called out of retirement to work on the TV series M*A*S*H in 1972 (Abbott had worked on the film on which the series was based). Abbott was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article L.B. Abbott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Special Achievement Academy Award · 1973
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1971
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1968
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1971 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1968 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1960 · nominated
Filmography42 titles
Fraulein
Planet of the Apes
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Patton
An Affair to Remember
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Flight of the Phoenix
Lost in Space
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Poseidon Adventure
Von Ryan's Express
What a Way to Go!
The Long, Hot Summer
The Fly
M*A*S*H
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Morituri
The Young Lions
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
The Boston Strangler
Fantastic Voyage
Move Over, Darling
Logan's Run
Bandolero!
From the Terrace
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Me and My Gal
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
South Pacific
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
In Like Flint
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Valley of the Dolls
From Hell to Texas
The Detective
Way... Way Out
Goodbye Charlie
Tender Is the Night
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
The Wayward Bus
The Swarm