Post by richardburton on Jun 17, 2008 14:05:54 GMT 1
Oscar-winning special effects expert Stan Winston, who created the creatures in films including Aliens and Jurassic Park, has died at the age of 62.
Winston, who also made the robots in Terminator, died at home in California surrounded by family on Sunday.
The film veteran had been battling multiple myeloma, a plasma cell cancer, for seven years, a representative of the Stan Winston Studio said.
He had worked with Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Tim Burton.
A sad, sad day for the special effects and movie industries. RIP.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7458478.stm
Winston, who also made the robots in Terminator, died at home in California surrounded by family on Sunday.
The film veteran had been battling multiple myeloma, a plasma cell cancer, for seven years, a representative of the Stan Winston Studio said.
He had worked with Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Tim Burton.
A sad, sad day for the special effects and movie industries. RIP.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7458478.stm
