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VFX pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who worked on '2001: A Space Odyssey' passes away
Updated On: 09 February, 2022 02:28 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
Douglas was born in Los Angeles, his father was a mechanical engineer and visual effects man Don Trumbull, who worked on films ranging from `The Wizard of Oz` to `Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope`. His mother, Marcia Hunt, was an artiste as well
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Legendary visual effects artiste Douglas Trumbull, who is known for crafting the VFX of landmark films like `2001: A Space Odyssey`, `Close Encounters of the Third Kind` and `Blade Runner`, passed away on Monday at the age of 79.
As per Variety, the reasons behind Trumbull`s demise are said to be the complications developed from mesothelioma. His daughter Amy wrote on Facebook that he had cancer, a brain tumour and a stroke. She wrote, "My sister Andromeda and I got to see him on Saturday and tell him that we love him and we got to tell him to enjoy and embrace his journey into the Great Beyond."
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