Steve Rutt
| Steve Rutt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Steven Alexander Rutt February 26, 1945 New York, New York |
| Died |
May 20, 2011 (aged 66) New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | video animation, engineer. inventor, motion pictures, television |
| Institutions | Rutt Video & Interactive |
| Spouse | Rebecca L. McGriff (one child, Victoria Mara Rutt) |
Steven Alexander Rutt (February 26, 1945 – May 20, 2011) was an American engineer who in 1972, along with Bill Etra, co-created an early video animation synthesizer, the Rutt/Etra synthesizer. His equipment was used in the early pioneering synthesized animation for the 1976 Academy Award winning movie Network.[1]
Death
Rutt died on May 20, 2011 in New York, New York of pancreatic cancer.
References
- ↑ , Steve Rutt, an Inventor Behind Early Video Animation, Dies at 66.