L.B. Abbott

L.B. Abbott

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Visual Effects

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1908-06-13

  • Day of Death

    1985-09-28 (77 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Pasadena, California, USA.

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.

Known For

Crew