Douglas Trumbull
Douglas Hunt Trumbull (/ˈtrʌmbəl/; April 8, 1942 – February 7, 2022) was an American movie director, special effects supervisor, and inventor.[1] He was known for his special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life. He directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm.[2] Trumbull was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1979, he won a Saturn Award.
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| Born | Douglas Hunt Trumbull April 8, 1942 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2022 (aged 79) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, writer, special effects supervisor |
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Trumbull died at a hospital in Albany, New York on February 7, 2022 from a stroke caused by brain cancer at the age of 79.[3][4]
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Trumbull discussing frame rates with Ray Feeney (left) and Bill Desowitz at FMX 2012
References
- ↑ Douglas Trumbull Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search.
- ↑ Douglas Trumbull. The New York Times (2007). Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ Dagan, Carmel. Douglas Trumbull, Who Pioneered VFX on ‘2001,’ ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Close Encounters,’ Dies at 79. Variety (February 8, 2022). Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ↑ Bartlett, Rhett. Douglas Trumbull, Visual Effects Maestro on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies at 79. The Hollywood Reporter (February 8, 2022). Retrieved February 8, 2022.