Date of birth
13 Jun 1908
119 years ago at
Pasadena, California, USA.
Also Known As
- Bill Abbott
- Lenwood Ballard Abbott
L.B. Abbott
Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an American special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman.
Biography
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.
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