L.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
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.
Known for
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movieBatman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
2020
Special Effects Supervisor
movieThe Swarm
1978
Visual Effects
movieLogan's Run
1976
Visual Effects Designer
movieMyra Breckinridge
1970
Visual Effects
movieM*A*S*H
1970
Visual Effects
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Visual Effects
moviePatton
1970
Visual Effects
movieJustine
1969
Visual Effects
movieHard Contract
1969
Visual Effects
movieLady in Cement
1968
Visual Effects
movieThe Boston Strangler
1968
Visual Effects
movieBandolero!
1968
Visual Effects
movieThe Detective
1968
Visual Effects
moviePlanet of the Apes
1968
Visual Effects
movieValley of the Dolls
1967
Visual Effects
movieThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Visual Effects
movieThe Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Visual Effects
tvLost in Space
1965
Visual Effects
movieMorituri
1965
Visual Effects
movieVon Ryan's Express
1965
Visual Effects
movieJohn Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Visual Effects
movieTender Is the Night
1962
Visual Effects
movieBachelor Flat
1961
Visual Effects
movieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Visual Effects
movieJourney to the Center of the Earth
1959
Visual Effects
movieThe Diary of Anne Frank
1959
Visual Effects
movieThe Fiend Who Walked the West
1958
Visual Effects
movieThe Fly
1958
Visual Effects
movieFraulein
1958
Visual Effects
movieFrom Hell to Texas
1958
Visual Effects
movieThe Young Lions
1958
Visual Effects
movieWill Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
Visual Effects
movieThe Wayward Bus
1957
Visual Effects
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movieFlood!
1977
Special Effects
movieJonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
Special Effects
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972
Special Effects
movieBeneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
Special Effects
movieThe Challenge
1970
Special Effects
movieDaughter of the Mind
1969
Special Effects
movieButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Special Effects
movieIn Like Flint
1967
Special Effects
movieWay... Way Out
1966
Special Effects
movieFantastic Voyage
1966
Special Effects
movieThe Reward
1965
Special Effects
movieDear Brigitte
1965
Special Effects
movieGoodbye Charlie
1964
Special Effects
movieShock Treatment
1964
Special Effects
movieWhat a Way to Go!
1964
Special Effects
movieMove Over, Darling
1963
Special Effects
movieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Special Effects
movieFrom the Terrace
1960
Special Effects
movieThe Diary of Anne Frank
1959
Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects
movieThe Long, Hot Summer
1958
Special Effects
movieSouth Pacific
1958
Special Effects
movieAn Affair to Remember
1957
Special Effects
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movieMe and My Gal
1932
Assistant Camera
movieThere Were Thirteen
1931
Assistant Camera
