Robert Blalack
Robert Blalack (December 9, 1948 – February 2, 2022) was a Panamanian-born American mass-media visual artist and producer.[1] He won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on the original Star Wars. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for his work on the television movie The Day After. Blalack was born in Panama City, Panama.
Blalack died on February 2, 2022 in Paris, France from problems caused by cancer, aged 73.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "We Meet Again At Last: ILM Veterans Reunite to Celebrate 40 Years of Star Wars | StarWars.com". StarWars.com. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
Remembering those early days on Star Wars, Blalack would jokingly add, "We discovered that building ILM from scratch during production was like jumping out of a plane and stitching up the parachute during free fall."
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (7 February 2022). "Robert Blalack, Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Artist on 'Star Wars,' Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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