RIP: Stan Winston

I had the pleasure of meeting him once when trying to get one of my comics made into a film. Stan was a nice guy and a real pioneer in his field.

Stan Winston, an Oscar-winning visual effects artist, has died at age 62.

Winston died at home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio.

“Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family,” a spokeswoman said.

Winston won four visual effects Oscars and earned multiple nominations. His first Oscar was for James Cameron’s “Aliens” (1986). Winston later won two Oscars for “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1992) (visual effects and makeup) and 1993’s “Jurassic Park.”

Phil Tippett, who shared a visual effects Oscar with Winston on “Jurassic Park,” noted that Winston was one of the best in the business.

The guy gave me a lot of pleasure over the years… His work was top-notch up to and including this year’s Iron Man movie.

You don’t need to spend a weekend memorializing Stan Winston.  His work speaks for itself!

Posted by  on  06/16  at  09:00 PM

Genius.........very sad !

Posted by  on  06/17  at  02:05 AM

They also worked on the new (and previous) Hulk movies

Posted by  on  06/17  at  08:20 AM
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