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The legendary Academy Award winning special effects and make-up artist
responsible for the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, and the high-tech
armored suits worn in the current blockbuster Iron Man has died.
Stan
Winston's career spanned four decades. He died after a seven-year
battle against multiple myeloma - a cancer of the blood. He was 62.
He
created some of the most memorable special effects in cinematic
history, including the shear-fingered looks of Johnny Depp in Edward
Scissorhands, Danny Devito's grotesque Penguin in Batman Returns and the human-like, stuffed Teddy Bear of A.I: Artificial
Intelligence.
Winston was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and had won four.
He
received visual effects Oscars for bringing to life the
extraterrestrials of Aliens, the cyborgs of Terminator 2, and the
dinosaurs of Jurassic Park. He also won a makeup Oscar for Batman
Returns.
Winston's work will also be seen in the upcoming movies Terminator 4 and G.I. Joe.
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