Farciot Edouart,

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(born Alexander Farciot Edouart; November 5, 1894 – March 17, 1980) was a

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artist and innovator, a recognized specialist and innovator in the area of "process photography", also known as

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. In a career beginning in 1915, Edouart won a total of ten Academy Awards: two competitive (1942 and 1943), seven technical and scientific awards (1938, 1940, two in 1944, 1948, and two in 1956), and an honorary award for special effects (1939). He worked on approximately 350 films, the last one being '' Rosemary's Baby'' in 1968.

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wrote "The master of process-screen photography is Farciot Edouart." Edouart was born in Northern California, the son of a portrait photographer, and began working as a cameraman while still a teenager at the production company of

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. By way of

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, Edouart became an employee of

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where he started to specialise on optical effects in the mid-1920s. He worked for Paramount until his department was closed on short notice in 1967.

Academy Awards

* In 1939, Edouart shared a special

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, "For outstanding achievement in creating special photographic and sound effects" for '' Spawn of the North'' * In 1940, he received a nomination for ''

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''. * In 1940, he received an

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together with Joseph E. Robbins and William Rudolph for "the design and construction of a quiet portable treadmill".Academy Awards 1940
/ref> * In 1941, he received nominations for '' Dr. Cyclops'' and ''

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'' (both with Gordon Jennings). * In 1942, he won for '' I Wanted Wings'' and was nominated for '' Aloma of the South Seas'' (both with Gordon Jennings). * In 1943, Edouart won for '' Reap the Wild Wind'' (with Jennings and

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). * In 1944, he was nominated for '' So Proudly We Hail!'' (with Jennings). * In 1945, he received a nomination for ''

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'' (with Jennings). * In 1948, he received a nomination for ''

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'' (with Devereux Jennings and Gordon Jennings).

References

External links

*
Farciot Edouart at Film Reference
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