Special F/X Artist Stan Winston 1946-2008 (Father of actor Matt Winston) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 06-16-2008, 04:23 PM

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Stan Winston, an Oscar-winning visual effects artist, has died at age 62.

Winston died at home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio.

"Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family," a spokeswoman said.

Winston won four visual effects Oscars and earned multiple nominations. His first Oscar was for James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986). Winston later won two Oscars for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1992) (visual effects and makeup) and 1993's "Jurassic Park."

Phil Tippett, who shared a visual effects Oscar with Winston on "Jurassic Park," noted that Winston was one of the best in the business.

"Stan contributed to some of the greatest -- fantastic movie characters in motion picture history," Tippett said. "His loss in a great one and he will be missed."

In lieu of flowers, Winston's family is requesting that donations be made to his charities of choice, a list of which will be posted here shortly.

Zoneboy · 06-16-2008, 04:29 PM

Stan Winston

Cactus Jack · 06-16-2008, 04:34 PM

RIP Stan

TJL · 06-16-2008, 05:51 PM

Wow! What a shame.

I finally saw Iron Man over the weekend, and Stan Winston did a lot of the effects.

A very talented guy. One of the few effects people still building stuff instead of doing all CG.

06-16-2008, 04:23 PM	#1
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06-16-2008, 04:29 PM	#2
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06-16-2008, 04:34 PM	#3
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06-16-2008, 05:51 PM	#4
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Wow! What a shame. I finally saw Iron Man over the weekend, and Stan Winston did a lot of the effects. A very talented guy. One of the few effects people still building stuff instead of doing all CG.
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