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16Jun
Stan Winston, 1946 – 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008 at 1:24PM | By Franck Tabouring 
Stan Winston, an Academy Award-winning special effects and makeup artist known for his work in “Aliens” and “Jurassic Park,” died Sunday after a long struggle with multiple myeloma. He was 62. Winston won a total of four Oscars in the special effects and makeup categories for his work in “Aliens,” “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and “Jurassic Park.”
Besides his four wins, Winston was nominated for several other Academy Awards in the same categories for “Batman Returns” and “Artificial Intelligence,” among others.
Other projects he worked on as special makeup effects artists included “Constantine,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Edward Scissorhands.”
Winston also worked on the visual effects in Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man.” He earned his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2001.
Reader Comments (3)
I have followed his work for years. He will be missed.
They forgot to mention Predator as one of his prime achievements!
Yeah, could have put that on there too. But the man just had so many great projects. He will be missed indeed.