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Visual EffectsL.B. Abbott
Visual Effects
Biography
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.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring L.B. Abbott
Filmography
Acting (1)
6.3
Production & Directing (58)
2020
Batman '66 Meets the Green HornetSpecial Effects Supervisor
8.0
1978
The SwarmVisual Effects
5.0
1977
Flood!Special Effects
5.1
1976
Logan's RunVisual Effects Designer
6.6
1973
Jonathan Livingston SeagullSpecial Effects
6.1
1972
The Poseidon AdventureSpecial Effects
7.2
1970
Myra BreckinridgeVisual Effects
4.5
1970
Beneath the Planet of the ApesSpecial Effects
6.1
1970
M*A*S*HVisual Effects
6.9
1970
The ChallengeSpecial Effects
7.0
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Visual Effects
7.2
1970
PattonVisual Effects
7.4
1969
Daughter of the MindSpecial Effects
6.7
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidSpecial Effects
7.6
1969
JustineVisual Effects
4.4
1969
Hard ContractVisual Effects
5.1
1968
Lady in CementVisual Effects
6.2
1968
The Boston StranglerVisual Effects
6.6
1968
Bandolero!Visual Effects
6.6
1968
The DetectiveVisual Effects
5.9
1968
Planet of the ApesVisual Effects
7.7
1967
Valley of the DollsVisual Effects
6.0
1967
The St. Valentine's Day MassacreVisual Effects
6.3
1967
In Like FlintSpecial Effects
6.2
1966
Way... Way OutSpecial Effects
5.9
1966
Fantastic VoyageSpecial Effects
6.7
1965
The Flight of the PhoenixVisual Effects
7.2
1965
The RewardSpecial Effects
6.0
1965
MorituriVisual Effects
6.7
1965
Von Ryan's ExpressVisual Effects
7.1
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Visual Effects
3.8
1965
Dear BrigitteSpecial Effects
6.4
1964
Goodbye CharlieSpecial Effects
5.8
1964
Shock TreatmentSpecial Effects
6.8
1964
What a Way to Go!Special Effects
7.1
1963
Move Over, DarlingSpecial Effects
6.7
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationSpecial Effects
6.5
1962
Tender Is the NightVisual Effects
5.7
1961
Bachelor FlatVisual Effects
5.6
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaVisual Effects
5.7
1960
From the TerraceSpecial Effects
6.6
1959
Journey to the Center of the EarthVisual Effects
6.9
1959
The Diary of Anne FrankSpecial Effects Coordinator
7.2
1959
The Diary of Anne FrankVisual Effects
7.2
1959
The Diary of Anne FrankSpecial Effects
7.2
1958
The Fiend Who Walked the WestVisual Effects
6.4
1958
The FlyVisual Effects
7.0
1958
FrauleinVisual Effects
8.0
1958
The Long, Hot SummerVisual Effects
7.0
1958
From Hell to TexasVisual Effects
6.0
1958
The Young LionsVisual Effects
6.7
1958
South PacificSpecial Effects
6.1
1957
No Down PaymentVisual Effects
6.3
1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Visual Effects
6.8
1957
An Affair to RememberSpecial Effects
7.4
1957
The Wayward BusVisual Effects
5.6
1932
Me and My GalAssistant Camera
6.4
1931
There Were ThirteenAssistant Camera
7.1