L. B. Abbott

Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott,A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an Americanspecial effectsexpert,cinematographerandcameraman.

L. B. Abbott A.S.C.
Born	Lenwood Ballard Abbott (1908-06-13)June 13, 1908 Pasadena, California
Died	September 28, 1985(1985-09-28)(aged 77) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Cinematographer
Awards	Best Special Visual Effect 1967Doctor Dolittle 1970Tora! Tora! Tora! Special Achievement Award 1972The Poseidon Adventure 1976Logan's Run

He became the head of the Special Effects Department at20th Century Foxin 1957, a post he held until retirement in 1970.He was called out of retirement, however, to work on the TV seriesM*A*S*Hin 1972 (Abbott had worked on the film on which the series was based). Abbott was a member of theAmerican Society of Cinematographers.

Awards and nominations

He was four times a winner or co-winner of anAcademy Special Achievement Awardfor visual effects forDoctor Dolittlein 1968,Tora! Tora! Tora!in 1971 (shared withA. D. Flowers),The Poseidon Adventurein 1972 andLogan's Runin 1976.

Selected filmography

• The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951)
• The Enemy Below(1957)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1961 film)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaTV series (1964-1968)
• Lost in Space(TV Series 1965–1968)
• The Sound of Music(1965)
• The Time TunnelTV series (1966-1967)
• Fantastic Voyage(1966)
• Planet of the Apes(1968)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)
• Patton(1970)
• M*A*S*H(1972)
• The Poseidon Adventure(1972)
• The Towering Inferno(1974)
• Logan's Run(1976)
• The Swarm(1978)
• When Time Ran Out(1980)

External links

• L. B. AbbottatIMDb

See also

• Frank Van der Veer