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L. B. Abbott
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lenwood Ballard Abbott, Bill Abbott, Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott
special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman (1908-1985)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Special effects
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Film & TV
Pasadena, California, USA.
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…
Known for
- The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' — Self1970
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1989-08-17
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Discography
- Rain in England2010
- Angels Exodus2011
- I’m Gay (I’m Happy)2011
- Tears 4 God2012
- Afrikantis2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Abbott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pasadena
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- cinematographer
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- date of birth
- 1908-06-13
- date of death
- 1985-09-28
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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