FR Abbott
FR Abbott (born August 11, 1892 as Frank Roderic Abbott ; † October 12, 1960 ) was an American film technician and specialist in visual effects , who was awarded the Oscar for technical achievement ( Technical Achievement Award ) at the Academy Awards in 1940 .
Life
Abbott, who in 1939 as a specialist in rear projection in Gone with the Wind ( Gone with the Wind ) had worked, worked for Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. and was established in 1940 along with Haller Belt and Alan Cook with an Oscar for technical merit ( Technical Achievement Award ), namely "for important contributions in the joint development of new and improved development process material such as faster projection lenses" ('for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for faster projection lenses').
Awards
- 1940 : Oscar for technical merit ( Academy Technical Achievement Award )
Web links
- FR Abbott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- FR Abbott in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- FR Abbott in: The Official Academy Awards® Database
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| SURNAME | Abbott, FR |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abbott, Frank Roderic (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1892 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1960 |