Person

L.B. Abbott

Visual Effects · 1908–1985 · Pasadena, California, USA.

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.

Known for

Filmography

2020Batman '66 Meets the Green HornetSpecial Effects Supervisor
1978The SwarmVisual Effects
1977Flood!Special Effects
1976Logan's RunVisual Effects Designer
1973Jonathan Livingston SeagullSpecial Effects
1972The Poseidon AdventureSpecial Effects
1970The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'Self
1970Myra BreckinridgeVisual Effects
1970Beneath the Planet of the ApesSpecial Effects
1970M*A*S*HVisual Effects
1970The ChallengeSpecial Effects
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Visual Effects
1970PattonVisual Effects
1969Daughter of the MindSpecial Effects
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidSpecial Effects
1969JustineVisual Effects
1969Hard ContractVisual Effects
1968Lady in CementVisual Effects
1968The Boston StranglerVisual Effects
1968Bandolero!Visual Effects
1968The DetectiveVisual Effects
1968Planet of the ApesVisual Effects
1967Valley of the DollsVisual Effects
1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreVisual Effects
1967In Like FlintSpecial Effects
1966Way... Way OutSpecial Effects
1966Fantastic VoyageSpecial Effects
1965The Flight of the PhoenixVisual Effects
1965The RewardSpecial Effects
1965Lost in SpaceVisual Effects
1965MorituriVisual Effects
1965Von Ryan's ExpressVisual Effects
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Visual Effects
1965Dear BrigitteSpecial Effects
1964Goodbye CharlieSpecial Effects
1964Shock TreatmentSpecial Effects
1964What a Way to Go!Special Effects
1963Move Over, DarlingSpecial Effects
1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationSpecial Effects
1962Tender Is the NightVisual Effects
1961Bachelor FlatVisual Effects
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaVisual Effects
1960From the TerraceSpecial Effects
1959Journey to the Center of the EarthVisual Effects
1959The Diary of Anne FrankSpecial Effects Coordinator
1958The Fiend Who Walked the WestVisual Effects
1958The FlyVisual Effects
1958FrauleinVisual Effects
1958The Long, Hot SummerSpecial Effects
1958From Hell to TexasVisual Effects
1958The Young LionsVisual Effects
1958South PacificSpecial Effects
1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Visual Effects
1957An Affair to RememberSpecial Effects
1957The Wayward BusVisual Effects
1932Me and My GalAssistant Camera
1931There Were ThirteenAssistant Camera

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