L.B. Abbott

L.B. 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.

Visual Effects

2020

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
Movie

Special Effects Supervisor

1978

The Swarm
Movie

Visual Effects

1976

Logan's Run
Movie

Visual Effects Designer

1970

1970

M*A*S*H
Movie

Visual Effects

1970

1970

Patton
Movie

Visual Effects

1969

Justine
Movie

Visual Effects

1969

Hard Contract
Movie

Visual Effects

1968

Lady in Cement
Movie

Visual Effects

1968

1968

Bandolero!
Movie

Visual Effects

1968

The Detective
Movie

Visual Effects

1968

1967

1965

Morituri
Movie

Visual Effects

1965

1962

1961

Bachelor Flat
Movie

Visual Effects

1958

The Fly
Movie

Visual Effects

1958

Fraulein
Movie

Visual Effects

1958

1958

The Young Lions
Movie

Visual Effects

1957

The Wayward Bus
Movie

Visual Effects

Crew

1977

Flood!
Movie

Special Effects

1972

1972

The Flim Flam Man
Movie

Special Effects

1970

The Challenge
Movie

Special Effects

1969

1967

In Like Flint
Movie

Special Effects

1966

Way... Way Out
Movie

Special Effects

1966

Fantastic Voyage
Movie

Special Effects

1965

The Reward
Movie

Special Effects

1965

Dear Brigitte
Movie

Special Effects

1964

Goodbye Charlie
Movie

Special Effects

1964

Shock Treatment
Movie

Special Effects

1964

What a Way to Go!
Movie

Special Effects

1963

1960

From the Terrace
Movie

Special Effects

1959

1959

The Diary of Anne Frank
Movie

Special Effects Coordinator

1958

1958

South Pacific
Movie

Special Effects

1957

Acting

Camera

1932

Me and My Gal
Movie

Assistant Camera

Infos

Full Name
L.B. Abbott
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
6/13/1908
Date of Death
9/28/1985
Also Known As

Bill Abbott

Lenwood Ballard Abbott