Robert F. Boyle Passes Away at 100
Production designer extraordinaire Robert F. Boyle passed away Aug. 1 at the age of 100. Boyle, a four-time Academy Award nominee for Art Direction for his work on North by Northwest, Gaily, Gaily, The Shootist and Fiddler on the Roof and recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 2008 for his work on these and... »
Loren Kelly Schroeder
Loren Kelly Schroeder, widely known in the film industry as one of the best and most popular first assistant directors, died May 26th at his home in Santa Monica of heart failure. He was 51 years old. Schroeder’s career, spanned 28 years and 21 feature films, including Graffiti Bridge and the Sundance-award-winning Pow Wow... »
Paul Huntsman
Sound editor Paul Huntsman passed away Feb. 21 in his home in Glendale, Calif. He had over 60 films to his credit. Hendricks was born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in film, he spent two years with the Peace Corp in Morocco. He... »
Nat Tiffen
Nat Tiffen, the award-winning founder of The Tiffen Company, known for producing the high-quality lens filters widely used by cinematographers, passed... »
Charles Swartz
Charles Swartz, a key figure in helping move Hollywood into the digital 21st century, died of pneumonia in Los Angeles on Feb. 10 at the age of 67.... »
Robert Altman
Robert Altman, the innovative and iconoclastic director whose five-decade Hollywood career encompassed hits from MASH to Gosford Park died in Los... »
Patricia Gregory
Patricia Gregory, the first female dolly grip, passed away on November 7 at the age of 57. Gregory attained the position of dolly grip, still almost... »
James Glennon
Emmy-award winning director of photography James Glennon, ASC, known for being director Alexander Payne's cinematographer on three films and for his... »
Terry Clairmont
Terry Clairmont, co-founder and chief executive of Clairmont Camera, a leading supplier of camera equipment to many of Hollywood's top... »
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