Milton Lowell Gunzburg (1910 – April 6, 1991) was an American journalist and screenwriter. Gunzburg developed the Natural Vision stereoscopic 3-D system.

Career

After pursuing his education at

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and

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, Gunzburg became a Hollywood scriptwriter at

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 ...

Studio in the 1940s before abandoning the business to focus on the development of 3D filming in the 1950s. While watching footage of home movies which he had filmed in 3D, he was inspired to pursue the development of a new 3D technique for the film industry. Along with his brother Julian, a Beverly Hills ophthalmologist, and cinematographer Friend Baker, he developed the Natural Vision 3D film system in 1951, attracting the attentions of Arch Oboler who used it in his film ''

Bwana Devil ''Bwana Devil'' is a 1952 American adventure B movie written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, and starring Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, and Nigel Bruce. ''Bwana Devil'' is based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters and filmed wit ...

''. Although the film was a critical disaster, it was an enormous commercial success. Natural Vision was then used to film '' House of Wax'' with Vincent Price and ''

The Charge at Feather River ''The Charge at Feather River'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was originally released in 3D with many arrows, lances, and other weapons flying directly at the audience in several scenes. The movie is most notab ...

''. In 1972 Gunzburg sued

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regarding both films claiming that he had not been paid according to his contract. The success of Natural Vision led to a lucrative contract with

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wherein Gunzburg maintained exclusive rights for a year to sell the special glasses required to view the 3D films.

Personal life

Gunzburg died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California in 1991.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunzburg, Milton 1910 births 1991 deaths American male screenwriters 20th-century American inventors Deaths from cancer in California Cinema pioneers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters