Donald Edmund Trumbull (May 27, 1909 – June 7, 2004) was an American pioneer in the field of
motion picture
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special effects
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.
Life
Trumbull was born in
Chicago, Illinois
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. He was the father of
Douglas Trumbull
Douglas Hunt Trumbull (; April 8, 1942 – February 7, 2022) was an American film director and visual effects supervisor, who pioneered innovative methods in special effects. He created scenes for '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', '' Close Encounter ...
, with whom he worked on several of these film projects.
Trumbull died of natural causes at the age of 95 at his daughter's home in
Graeagle, California
Graeagle is a town and census-designated place in eastern Plumas County, California, United States, located along the Middle Fork Feather River in the Northern Sierra Nevada. The population was 737 as of 2010.
History
The town was founded in 1 ...
.
Films worked on
* ''
The Wizard of Oz
''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Silent Running
''Silent Running'' is a 1972 American ecological-themed science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse Vint.
Plot
In the future, all forests on Earth have b ...
'' (1972)
* STAR WARS (1977)
* ''
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' is a 1977 American science fiction film, science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François ...
'' (1977)
* BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 1978
* STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE 1979
* FIREFOX 1982
* ''
Spaceballs
''Spaceballs'' is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as ''Star Trek'', '' Alien'', '' The Wi ...
'' (1987)
References
External links
*
Obituary of Donald Trumbull''(
Los Angeles Times
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)''
Variety Obituary
1909 births
2004 deaths
Film people from Chicago
American special effects people
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