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Stan Winston passes awayStan WinstonLOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62. Winston died at his home in Malibu on Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio. Working with such directors as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Tim Burton in a career spanning four decades, Winston created some of the most memorable visual effects in cinematic history. He helped bring the dinosaurs from "Jurassic Park," the extraterrestrials from "Aliens, the robots from "Terminator" and even "Edward Scissorhands" to the big screen, and was a pioneer in merging real-world effects with computer imaging. Winston won visual effects Oscars for 1986's "Aliens," 1992's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and 1993's "Jurassic Park." He also won a makeup Oscar for 1992's "Batman Returns." He last worked with director Jon Favreau on "Iron Man." As a child growing up in Virginia, Winston enjoyed drawing, puppetry and classic horror films. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville in 1968, Winston moved to Southern California to become an actor but instead worked behind the scenes and completed a three-year makeup apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Studios in 1972. 
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| hisomuhito |
Heard about this earlier this afternoon. Tis a very sad day. At least he can rest in the knowledge that the iconic images he's brought to the screen will live on in his name. |
| Robert DeNiro's Eyes |
RIP, he will not be forgotten, thats for sure. |
| hisomuhito |
There's a few heart felt tributes from people who knew him on here
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37109 |
| Carl B Harrison |
 Tribute to Stan Winston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hafJ1WqltJQ |
| Carl B Harrison |
As a big fan of Stan Winston and Michael Jackson, I was pleased to come across this, it's Ghost from 1997, Directed by Stan Winston himself and as usual being a MJ movie video it was far ahead of it's time and still works now.
Must say the makeup is fantastic as it would be being SW. Don't forget and watch the end credits as all the makeup trickery is revealed, if you didn't happen to guess the surprise while watching the movie. A fitting tribute to Stan Winston. Ghost http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwOA8H5Vaak&feature=related |