L.B. Abbott

Visual Effects

Born: 1908-06-13
Died: 1985-09-28
From: Pasadena, California, USA.
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

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 & Nominations3 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Special Achievement Academy Award

1973
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1971
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1971
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Special Effects

Doctor Dolittle

1968
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Special Effects

Doctor Dolittle

1968
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Special Effects

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1960

Acting1 title

Camera2 titles

Visual Effects33 titles

Crew23 titles