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Date of Birth
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13-June-1908
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Place of Birth
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Pasadena
(Los Angeles County, United States of America, California, Area code 626)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Lenwood Ballard Abbott, Bill, Lenwood Ballard Abbott, A.S.C., Bill Abbott, Bud
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Profession
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Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Visual Effects Artist, Special Effects Artist
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Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. also known as L. B. Abbott was a 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. He was called out of retirement, however, to work on the TV series M*A*S*H in 1972. Abbott was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
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