L. B. Abbott

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Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, also known as L.B.Abbott (13 June 1908, Pasadena, California - 28 September 1985, Los Angeles) was a 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).

He was twice a co-winner of an Academy Special Achievement Award for visual effects for The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 and Logan's Run in 1976.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
• The Enemy Below (1957)
• The Sound of Music (1965)
• Fantastic Voyage (1966)
• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
• Patton (1970)
• MASH (1972)
• Logan's Run (1976)

[edit] External links

• IMDB - L.B. Abbott