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RIP Stan Winston

June 17, 2008 by Polly


Hollywood recently suffered a big loss with the death of special effects wizard Stan Winston.

The man who brought The Terminator, Jurassic Park dinosaurs, and the Alien and Predator characters to uncanny life on screen died last June 15 in Los Angeles. He was just 62. Mr. Winston died at his home after a seven year battle with multiple myeloma.

Mr. Winston has won three Oscars for his work on Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Jurassic Park. He most recently did a full working armor for the Iron Man movie and was the effects supervisor for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

Winston was best known for his work for the “Terminator,” “Jurassic Park” and “Predator” series, and Edward Scissorhands. The 3-time Oscar winner most recently worked on Iron Man and was special effects supervisor on the upcoming Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.

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