Person Details
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Aliases: Bill Abbott , Lenwood Ballard Abbott
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Pasadena, California, USA.
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Movie Involvements: 57
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Lost in Space
(1965) Visual EffectsPlanet of the Apes
(1968) Visual EffectsBeneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970) Special EffectsTora! Tora! Tora!
(1970) Visual EffectsThe Flight of the Phoenix
(1965) Visual EffectsButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969) Special EffectsJourney to the Center of the Earth
(1959) Visual EffectsLogan's Run
(1976) Visual Effects DesignerActing
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| 1970 | Self | |
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Visual Effects
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| 2020 | Special Effects Supervisor | |
| 1978 | Visual Effects | |
| 1976 | Visual Effects Designer | |
| 1970 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1969 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1968 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1967 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1965 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1962 | Visual Effects | |
| 1961 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1959 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1958 | Visual Effects | |
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| 1957 | Visual Effects | |
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Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1977 | Special Effects | |
| 1973 | Special Effects | |
| 1972 | Special Effects | |
| 1970 | Special Effects | |
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| 1969 | Special Effects | |
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| 1967 | Special Effects | |
| 1966 | Special Effects | |
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| 1965 | Special Effects | |
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| 1964 | Special Effects | |
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| 1963 | Special Effects | |
| 1962 | Special Effects | |
| 1960 | Special Effects | |
| 1959 | Special Effects Coordinator | |
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| 1958 | Special Effects | |
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| 1957 | Special Effects | |
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Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1932 | Assistant Camera | |
| 1931 | Assistant Camera | |
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