Richard Edlund
Personal Info
Known For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-12-06
Place of Birth
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Richard Edlund
Biography
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
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2010 : The Odyssey Continues
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The Oscars
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