L.B. Abbott
13. juni 1908 — 28. september 1985 (77 år)
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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 1977 | The 49th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1976 | A Look Into the 23rd Century · as Self |
| 1973 | The 45th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1970 | The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' · as SelfPå Plex |
| 1978 | The Swarm · as Visual EffectsPå Plex |
| 1976 | Logan's Run · as Visual Effects Designer |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Visual Effects |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge · as Visual Effects |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H · as Visual Effects |
| 1970 | Patton · as Visual Effects |
| 1969 | Justine · as Visual Effects |
| 1969 | Hard Contract · as Visual Effects |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement · as Visual Effects |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler · as Visual Effects |
| 1968 | Bandolero! · as Visual Effects |
| 1968 | The Detective · as Visual Effects |
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes · as Visual EffectsPå Plex |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls · as Visual Effects |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre · as Visual Effects |
| 1965 | The Flight of the Phoenix · as Visual Effects |
| 1965 | Lost in Space · as Visual Effects |
| 1965 | Morituri · as Visual Effects |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express · as Visual Effects |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · as Visual Effects |
| 1962 | Tender Is the Night · as Visual Effects |
| 1961 | Bachelor Flat · as Visual Effects |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · as Visual Effects |
| 1959 | Journey to the Center of the Earth · as Visual Effects |
| 1959 | The Diary of Anne Frank · as Visual Effects |
| 1958 | The Fiend Who Walked the West · as Visual Effects |
| 1958 | The Fly · as Visual Effects |
| 1958 | From Hell to Texas · as Visual Effects |
| 1958 | Fräulein · as Visual Effects |
| 1958 | The Young Lions · as Visual Effects |
| 1957 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? · as Visual Effects |
| 1957 | The Wayward Bus · as Visual Effects |