Chuck Gaspar (January 25, 1938 – January 15, 2009) was an American

special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the fictional events in a story or virtual world. ...

s artist who worked on 70 different films and TV shows, such as '' The Birds'', ''

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'', '' Pale Rider'' and ''

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''. He was nominated at the

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in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on the film ''

''. He shared his nomination with John Bruno,

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and Mark Vargo. In addition, he received a Technical achievement Oscar five years after his death.

Family

His Hungarian father was a special effects artist named Géza Gaspar. His sons, Michael Gaspar and Dan Gaspar, are special effects artist as well.

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* 1938 births 2009 deaths American special effects people {{US-film-bio-stub