Wadsworth E. Pohl
Wadsworth Egmont Pohl (born February 13, 1908 in Redlands (California) , United States , † February 12, 1990 in Los Angeles ) was an American engineer and technical developer who was awarded a technology Oscar in 1965 .
Life
Pohl grew up in San Bernardino County , California, and received his technical training in California. He soon made a name for himself as a technical developer and inventor and filed numerous patents. His most important achievement in the cinematic field he made in 1963 in association with Petro Vlahos and Ub Iwerks in the Disney classic Mary Poppins , which was created that year . In 1965, all three named were awarded a technology Oscar “for the development and application of Color Traveling Matte Composite Cinematography, a process that made it possible to combine real actors with cartoon characters”. Pohl died the day before his 82nd birthday.
Individual evidence
- ↑ exact life dates on ancestry.com
- ↑ 1910 census on ancestry.com
- ↑ List of patents I.
- ^ Patents list II
- ^ Pohl, Vlahos and Iwerks 1965
- ↑ Mary Poppins on disney.bplaced.net
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| SURNAME | Pohl, Wadsworth E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pohl, Wadsworth Egmont (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer, inventor, and technical developer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redlands, California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1990 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |