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Douglas Trumbull

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Douglas Trumbull

Film Special Effects Pioneer


Who was Douglas Trumbull?

Douglas Trumbull was an American film director and special effects pioneer. Born on April 8, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, Trumbull began his career in the 1960s as a special effects designer, working on classic science fiction films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." He went on to become one of the leading special effects artists in the film industry, developing innovative techniques that revolutionized the way visual effects were created for movies. Trumbull has directed several films, including "Brainstorm" and "Silent Running," and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field of special effects. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of special effects. Douglas Trumbull died on February 7, 2022 at the age of 79.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Douglas Trumbull

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Phil Scott

82nd Governor of Vermont

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Stephen Hopkins

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Phil Scott

82nd Governor of Vermont

10th cousin
via Dr. Matthew Fuller

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

15th cousin 5 times removed
via Ralph de Stafford

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

17th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Hugh I de Audley

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Edmund Fitzalan

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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Allison Janney

TV, Movie and Stage Actress

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Stephen Hopkins

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Horatio Collins King

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

9th cousin 5 times removed
via Richard Fiske

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Horatio Collins King

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Stephen Hopkins

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Roger B. Chaffee

Apollo 1 Astronaut

10th cousin
via William Sabin

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

16th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Sherburne

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

9th cousin
via Thomas Lettice

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Rev. John Mayo

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Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

6th cousin 5 times removed
via John Howland

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Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

5th cousin 3 times removed
via John Bennett

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Walter F. Lansil

American Painter

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Gov. Thomas Prence

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Walter F. Lansil

American Painter

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Stephen Hopkins

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Walter F. Lansil

American Painter

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Rev. John Mayo

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Hoyt Vandenberg

2nd Director Central Intelligence

10th cousin
via Stephen Hopkins

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Orson Bean

TV Actor

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Benjamin Sabin

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

11th cousin
via John Howland

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

15th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Sherburne

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

21st cousin
via Sir William de Ros

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Douglas Trumbull photo by Julian Herzog (CC BY 4.0)