L.B. Abbott
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- June 13, 1908
- Died
- September 28, 1985 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Pasadena, California, USA.
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.
Known For
Filmography
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
Movie · Special Effects Supervisor
The Swarm
Movie · Visual Effects
Logan's Run
Movie · Visual Effects Designer
Myra Breckinridge
Movie · Visual Effects
Patton
Movie · Visual Effects
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie · Visual Effects
M*A*S*H
Movie · Visual Effects
Justine
Movie · Visual Effects
Hard Contract
Movie · Visual Effects
The Detective
Movie · Visual Effects
Lady in Cement
Movie · Visual Effects
Planet of the Apes
Movie · Visual Effects
Bandolero!
Movie · Visual Effects
The Boston Strangler
Movie · Visual Effects
Valley of the Dolls
Movie · Visual Effects
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Movie · Visual Effects
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · Visual Effects
Von Ryan's Express
Movie · Visual Effects
Morituri
Movie · Visual Effects
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Movie · Visual Effects
Lost in Space
TV · Visual Effects · 83 eps
Tender Is the Night
Movie · Visual Effects
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Movie · Visual Effects
Bachelor Flat
Movie · Visual Effects
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Movie · Visual Effects
The Diary of Anne Frank
Movie · Visual Effects
From Hell to Texas
Movie · Visual Effects
The Fly
Movie · Visual Effects
Fraulein
Movie · Visual Effects
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Movie · Visual Effects
The Young Lions
Movie · Visual Effects
The Long, Hot Summer
Movie · Visual Effects
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Movie · Visual Effects
The Wayward Bus
Movie · Visual Effects
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Movie · Visual Effects
No Down Payment
Movie · Visual Effects