L.B. Abbott

Visual Effects Jun 13, 1908 Sep 28, 1985 (aged 77) Pasadena, California, USA.

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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1 Acting Credits

57 Crew Credits

Acting

Movie

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

as Self

Special Effects

1966