Visual Effects
L.B. Abbott
EN, ES cinema · 58 credits
Born
13 June 1908
Died
28 September 1985 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Pasadena, California, USA.
Also known as Bill Abbott · Lenwood Ballard Abbott
Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an American 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article L.B. Abbott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
Special Effects Supervisor
The Swarm
Visual Effects
Flood!
Special Effects
Logan's Run
Visual Effects Designer
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Special Effects
The Poseidon Adventure
Special Effects
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Special Effects
The Challenge
Special Effects
Myra Breckinridge
Visual Effects
Patton
Visual Effects
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Visual Effects
M*A*S*H
Visual Effects
Justine
Visual Effects
Hard Contract
Visual Effects
Daughter of the Mind
Special Effects
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Special Effects
The Detective
Visual Effects
Lady in Cement
Visual Effects
Planet of the Apes
Visual Effects
Bandolero!
Visual Effects
The Boston Strangler
Visual Effects
In Like Flint
Special Effects
Valley of the Dolls
Visual Effects
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Visual Effects
Fantastic Voyage
Special Effects
Way... Way Out
Special Effects
The Flight of the Phoenix
Visual Effects
Von Ryan's Express
Visual Effects
Morituri
Visual Effects
The Reward
Special Effects
Dear Brigitte
Special Effects
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Visual Effects
What a Way to Go!
Special Effects
Shock Treatment
Special Effects
Goodbye Charlie
Special Effects
Move Over, Darling
Special Effects
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Special Effects
Tender Is the Night
Visual Effects
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Visual Effects
Bachelor Flat
Visual Effects
From the Terrace
Special Effects
The Diary of Anne Frank
Special Effects Coordinator, Visual Effects, Special Effects
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Visual Effects
From Hell to Texas
Visual Effects
The Fly
Visual Effects
Fraulein
Visual Effects
The Fiend Who Walked the West
Visual Effects
South Pacific
Special Effects
The Young Lions
Visual Effects
The Long, Hot Summer
Visual Effects
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Visual Effects
The Wayward Bus
Visual Effects
An Affair to Remember
Special Effects
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Visual Effects
No Down Payment
Visual Effects
Me and My Gal
Assistant Camera
There Were Thirteen
Assistant Camera