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Apparently Stan Winston died yesterday. For those of you (heathens) who don't know who Stan is, he is one of the foremost practical effects creators in the business, picking up from the work Ray Harryhausen did and creating a huge body of work. Stan's designs litter the landscape of sci-fi and fantasy film, including the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park, the Predator, Aliens, and the Terminator. His most recent work was Iron Man and he still has more to come, including James Cameron's "Avatar".
No word on cause of death (although believed to be cancer).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston
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I found an article about this on the Sci-fi Channel website.
Death was from cancer.
R.I.P. Stan. I'm sure everyone here knows you and will miss you and your work.
*sniffles*
Aw man. This guy ranks right up there with Harryhausen for me. :(
When I was 12, and Jurassic Park came out, he made me believe.
I felt the same way too. That kind of movie magic is priceless.
Thank you, Stan - we will miss you...
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dalesman
"Bringing Big D**n Justice to the Bad Guys Since 1369 DR"
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There is a very excellent memorial thread at Ain't It Cool News with memories of Stan from his colleagues, family, and friends including James Cameron, Joe Dante, Jon Favreau, and Rick Baker.
Such a shame -he was old school and very talented.
R.I.P.
A legend.