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RIP Stan Winston 1946 - 2008

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Posted 16 June 2008 - 09:20 PM

Courtesy of Ain't It Cool:
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We had an unsubstantiated email come in about 20 minutes ago telling us that Stan Winston passed away last night. I couldn’t find any reference to it online at the AP wire, Variety, CNN or anywhere, so I figured it wasn’t true.

Then a second email came in, which made my heart drop into my stomach, a new person saying the same thing, without any backup. I asked for clarification and got it, so I got on the phone with a friend of mine who knows Winston and got the confirmation.

The father of the dinosaurs in JURASSIC PARK, of THE TERMINATOR, of PUMPKINHEAD and PREDATOR and the Monsters in MONSTER SQUAD and, of course, ALIENS, has passed on.

The man is a legend and created legends. He himself a God in his own right, sculpting Icons that will be remembered as long as people with imagination deem it prudent to tell stories to an audience.

He was a leader in practical effects work, having given opportunity to all top effects leaders today. Winston idolized the people that came before him in the field, like Ray Harryhausen, and sought to make his own iconography, inspiring yet more to follow in his lead.


Wikipedia:
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Stan Winston died on June 15, 2008, at his home in Malibu, California after suffering for seven years with multiple myeloma. A spokeswoman reported that "Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family." It is not known if his work on Terminator 4 was completed before his death. A teaser for the upcoming Terminator film will premiere with The Dark Knight.


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Posted 30 June 2008 - 10:48 AM

Late reply but yeah. The work he's done over the years was incredible. Everybody has seen it and remembers it but not everybody had a chance to know the man behind it. This is a loss but he's left a legacy that will live on for many many years.
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Posted 15 July 2008 - 05:41 PM

He was a true wizard in the world of special effects. It is a terrible loss. He will be missed. May he rest in peace. sad.gif
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