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L.B. Abbott

Known for: Visual Effects

Biography: 1908-06-13

Deathday: 1985-09-28 (77 years old)

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. He was called out of retirement, however, 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.

Filmography

all 57

Movies 56

self 2

TV Shows 1

Special Effects Supervisor

L.B. Abbott

Biography

Filmography

all 57

Movies 56

self 2

TV Shows 1

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet (2020)

The Swarm (1978)

Flood! (1977)

Logan's Run (1976)

A Look Into the 23rd Century (1976)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

M*A*S*H (1970)

The Challenge (1970)

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Patton (1970)

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)

Daughter of the Mind (1969)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Justine (1969)

Hard Contract (1969)

Lady in Cement (1968)

Bandolero! (1968)

The Detective (1968)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

In Like Flint (1967)

Way... Way Out (1966)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

The Reward (1965)

Lost in Space (1965)

Morituri (1965)

Von Ryan's Express (1965)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

Dear Brigitte (1965)

Goodbye Charlie (1964)

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Shock Treatment (1964)

Move Over, Darling (1963)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

Tender Is the Night (1962)

Bachelor Flat (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

From the Terrace (1960)

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958)

The Fly (1958)

Fraulein (1958)

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

From Hell to Texas (1958)

The Young Lions (1958)

South Pacific (1958)

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

The Wayward Bus (1957)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932)

There Were Thirteen (1931)

Information

Known ForVisual Effects

GenderMale

Birthday1908-06-13

Deathday1985-09-28 (77 years old)

Birth PlacePasadena, California, USA.

CitizenshipsUnited States of America

Also Known AsBill Abbott , Lenwood Ballard Abbott

AwardsAcademy Award for Best Special Effects, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Credited with

MAS*H (1970)

Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-06-13

Deathday
1985-09-28 (77 years old)

Birth Place
Pasadena, California, USA.

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Bill Abbott , Lenwood Ballard Abbott

Awards
Academy Award for Best Special Effects, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects