Richard Conway (15 January 1942 – 22 December 2021) was an English special effects artist who was nominated at the

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in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on the film '' The Adventures of Baron Munchausen''. His nomination was shared with Kent Houston. He worked on over 65 films and TV shows from 1966 until 2015. Conway won two

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. The first was for ''

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'', and the second was for ''

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''. He also won a BAFTA award for ''

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''. Conway died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 79. His son, Sam Conway, was the special effects supervisor on HBO's Game of Thrones

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* 1942 births 2021 deaths Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Special effects people {{UK-film-bio-stub