Donald Trumbull
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1909 – 2004
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Who was Donald Trumbull?
Donald Edmund Trumbull was a pioneer in the field of motion picture special effects.
The films on which he worked included the following:
The Wizard of Oz
Silent Running
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Spaceballs
He was the father of Douglas Trumbull, with whom he worked on several of these film projects. He died of natural causes at the age of 95 at his daughter's home in Graeagle, California, USA.
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- Born
- May 27, 1909
Chicago - Also known as
- Donald Edmund Trumbull
- Don Trumbull
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 7, 2004
Graeagle
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on July 23, 2013
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