Victor Caccialanza
Victor Caccialanza (born January 18, 1902 in Switzerland , † October 21, 1975 in Los Angeles , California , United States ) was a Swiss-born American film technician who was awarded an Oscar , Certificate II, at the 1949 Academy Awards has been.
biography
During his time at Paramount Pictures , inventing and building department, Caccialanza and his colleague Maurice Ayers developed a plaster that made it easier to build film sets.
At the Academy Awards in 1949 , both were honored with an Oscar in the “Science and Development” category for the development and application of Paralite, a new lightweight plaster for backdrop construction (“... for the development and application of“ Paralite ”, a new lightweight plaster process for set construction ").
Award
Oscar - Science and Development Category , Class II Certificate
- excellent together with Maurice Ayers
Web links
- Scientific and Engineering Award - Winners in the IMDb (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Victor Caccialanza ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in California Death Records
- ↑ Awards for 1949 in the IMDb (English)
- ↑ 21st Annual Academy Awards Results and Commentary (1949) at digitalhit.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caccialanza, Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1975 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California, United States |