Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American television and film

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creator, best known for his work in the ''Terminator'' series, the first three ''

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'', '' The Thing'', the first two ''

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'', and ''

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.'' June 16, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008. He won four

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for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with directors

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and

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, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.

Early life

Winston was born on April 7, 1946, in

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to a

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family, where he graduated from

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in 1964. He studied painting and sculpture at the

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, from which he graduated in 1968.

Career

In 1969, after attending

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, Winston moved to

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to pursue a career as an actor. Struggling to find an acting job, he began a makeup apprenticeship at Walt Disney Studios.

1970s

In 1972, Winston established his own company, Stan Winston Studio, and in 1973 he won an

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for his effects work on the 1972 telefilm ''

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s''. Over the next seven years, Winston continued to receive

nominations for work on projects and won another for 1974's ''

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''. Winston also created the

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costumes for the 1978 ''

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''. In 1978 Winston was the Special Make-up Designer for ''

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''.

1980s

In 1982, Winston received his first Oscar nomination for ''

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'', by which time he had set up his own studio. However, it was his ground-breaking work with

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on his update of the science fiction horror classic '' The Thing'' that year that brought him to prominence in Hollywood. He also worked on supervised vision work on ''

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''. Between then, he contributed some visual effects to ''

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'', in which he made a slightly different head sculpt of

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in an unused ending. In 1983, Winston designed the

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facemask for the American rock group

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. In 1983 he also worked on the short-lived television series

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, for which he created the panther and hawk transformation effects. Winston reached a new level of fame in 1984 when

's ''

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'' premiered. The movie was a surprise hit, and Winston's work in bringing the titular metallic killing machine to life led to many new projects and additional collaborations with Cameron. In fact, Winston won his first

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in 1986 on James Cameron's next movie, ''

''. Over the next few years, Winston and his company received more accolades for its work on many more Hollywood films, including

's ''

'',

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's ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1988, Winston made his directorial debut with the horror movie '' Pumpkinhead'', and won Best First Time Director at the Paris Film Festival. His next directing project was the child-friendly ''

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'' (1990), starring

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1990s

James Cameron drafted Winston and his team once again in 1990, this time for '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. ''T2'' premiered in the summer of 1991, and Winston's work on this box office hit won him two more

for Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects. In 1992, he was nominated for another

film, the

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sequel ''

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'', where he designed the makeup prosthetics for

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. Additionally, his studio was commissioned to create robotic penguin puppets that were used throughout the film. Winston turned his attention from super villains and

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s to

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s when

enlisted his help to bring

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's ''

'' to the cinema screen. In 1993, the movie became a blockbuster and Winston won another Oscar for Best Visual Effects. In 1993, Winston, Cameron and ex-

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General Manager Scott Ross co-founded

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, one of the foremost digital and visual effects studios in the world. In 1998, after the box office success of ''

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'', Cameron and Winston severed their working relationship with the company and resigned from its board of directors. Winston and his team continued to provide effects work for many more films and expanded their work into

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. Some of Winston's notable animatronics work can be found in ''

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'' and '' T2-3D: Battle Across Time'', James Cameron's 3-D continuation of the ''Terminator'' series for the

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. One of Winston's most ambitious animatronics projects was Steven Spielberg's ''

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'', which earned Winston another Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. In 1996, Winston directed and co-produced the longest music video of all time, ''

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'', which was based on an original concept of

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and

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. The long-form music video presented a number of never before seen visual effects, and promoted music from '' Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'', which went on to become the biggest selling remix album of all time (13 million).

2000s

In 2001, Winston, together with

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and Samuel Z. Arkoff's son, Lou Arkoff, produced a series of made-for-cable films for

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and

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. The five films, referred to as ''

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'', were inspired by the titles of AIP monster movies from the 1950s — i.e., ''

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'' (1958), '' How to Make a Monster'' (1958), ''

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'' (1955), ''

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'' (1956), and '' Teenage Caveman'' (1958) — but had completely different plots. In 2002 Winston helped to launch a new comic line, Stan Winston's Realm Of The Claw / Mutant Earth which was a flip book and ran for 4 issues. Stan Winston's Trakk Monster Hunter came out in 2003 and ran for 2 issues. These were published by Image Comics. In 2003, Winston was invited by the

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to speak about his life and career in a public presentation sponsored by The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The presentation took place on November 15, 2003, at the Smithsonian's

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. Winston also worked on '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''. By April 2003, Winston was working on his next project, ''Jurassic Park IV''. By April 2005, Winston said the film was on hold. The film would eventually be released in 2015 titled ''

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''. At the time of his death, Winston was working on the fourth ''Terminator'' film, ''

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'', as well as frequent collaborator James Cameron's film ''

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''. Winston designed the original monsters that appeared in the Midway game '' The Suffering'' and its sequel, '' The Suffering: Ties That Bind''.

Death

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Stan Winston died on June 15, 2008, in

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, after suffering for seven years from

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. A spokeswoman reported that he "died peacefully at home surrounded by family." Winston was with his wife and two children, actor

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and Debbie Winston.

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made a public speech about his death, and

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dedicated his Spike TV

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to him upon receiving the award for Best Sci-Fi Movie for ''

''. ''

'' is dedicated to both Winston and Joseph R. Kubicek Sr, with the dedication appearing at both the beginning and end of the film. After his death, his four supervisors (Shane Mahan, John Rosengrant, Alan Scott, Lindsay Macgowan) founded and built their own studio,

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, named to honor his memory.

Stan Winston School

In addition, the Winston family founded the Stan Winston School of Character Arts to "preserve Stan's legacy by inspiring and fostering creativity in a new generation of character creators."

Collaborators

Winston worked with the following directors on more than one film: *

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'') *

(''

'', ''

'', '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''

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('' The Thing'', ''

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'') *

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(''

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'', ''

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'') *

('' Zathura: A Space Adventure'', ''

'') * Stephen Hopkins (''

'', ''

'') *

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(''

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'', '' End of Days'') * Frank Marshall ('' Congo'', ''

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'') *

(''

'', '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'') *

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'' episode "Go to the Head of the Class", ''

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'')

Academy Awards

* 1982: Oscar Nomination For Best Makeup: ''

'' * 1987: Won Oscar For Best Visual Effects: ''

'' * 1988: Oscar Nomination For Best Visual Effects: ''

'' * 1991: Oscar Nomination For Best Makeup: ''

'' * 1992: Won 2 Oscars – Best Visual Effects & Best Makeup: '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' * 1993: Oscar Nomination For Best Makeup: ''

'' * 1994: Won Oscar For Best Visual Effects: ''

'' * 1998: Oscar Nomination For Best Visual Effects: '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' * 2002: Oscar Nomination For Best Visual Effects: ''

Emmy Awards

* 1973: Won Emmy for Outstanding Makeup: '' Gargoyles'' * 1974: Won Emmy for Outstanding Makeup: ''

Filmography

* '' Gargoyles'' (1972) * ''

'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975) * ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' (TV, 1976) * ''

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde ''Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde'' is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film loosely inspired by the 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash, and was directed by William ...

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The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan ''The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan'' is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film adapted from David L. Williams' 1978 novel ''Second Sight''. The film stars Lindsay Wagner in the title role. It also stars Marc Singer, Linda Gray, Alan Feins ...

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The Exterminator ''The Exterminator'' is a 1980 American vigilante action film written and directed by James Glickenhaus. It stars Robert Ginty as Vietnam War veteran John Eastland, also known as "The Exterminator". When a group of thugs paralyze his friend, East ...

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Dead & Buried ''Dead & Buried'' is a 1981 American horror film directed by Gary Sherman, starring Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, and James Farentino. It is Albertson’s final live-action film role before his death six months after the film’s release. Th ...

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Ghoulies ''Ghoulies'' is a 1985 American horror comedy film directed by Luca Bercovici in his directorial debut, and co-written with producer Jefery Levy. It stars Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance, Scott Thomson, and Mariska ...

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Leviathan Leviathan (; he, לִוְיָתָן, ) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Amos, and, according to some ...

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Interview with the Vampire ''Interview with the Vampire'' is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976. It was her debut novel. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, w ...

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Tank Girl ''Tank Girl'' is a British comic book character created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, and first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline''. After a period of intense popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, ...

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Mouse Hunt ''Mouse Hunt'' is a 1997 American slapstick black comedy film written by Adam Rifkin and directed by Gore Verbinski in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin, and Christopher Walken. The film follow ...

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Small Soldiers ''Small Soldiers'' is a 1998 American action comedy film directed by Joe Dante and written by Gavin Scott, Adam Rifkin, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio. It stars Kirsten Dunst and Gregory Smith, along with the voices of Frank Langella and Tommy L ...

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Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing both innate (inborn) and learned elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a v ...

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Galaxy Quest ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially ''Star Trek'' and its fandom, the fi ...

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Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Re ...

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A.I. Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech rec ...

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Jurassic Park III ''Jurassic Park III'' is a 2001 American science fiction action film, written by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor and directed by Joe Johnston. It is the third installment in the '' Jurassic Park'' franchise and the final fil ...

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The Time Machine ''The Time Machine'' is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively for ...

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Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...

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Doom Doom is another name for damnation. Doom may also refer to: People * Doom (professional wrestling), the tag team of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed * Daniel Doom (born 1934), Belgian cyclist * Debbie Doom (born 1963), American softball pitcher * ...

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The Deaths of Ian Stone ''The Deaths of Ian Stone'' is a 2007 British-American horror film directed by Dario Piana. The film stars Mike Vogel and Christina Cole. The story centers on an American man living in Britain, Ian Stone (Vogel), who is killed each day by myst ...

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Pandorum ''Pandorum'' is a 2009 German/British science fiction horror film, with elements of Lovecraftian horror and survival adventure. The film was directed by Christian Alvart and produced by Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt and Paul W. S. Anderson, the l ...

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Shutter Island ''Shutter Island'' is a novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published by HarperCollins in April 2003. It is about a U.S. Marshal who goes to an isolated hospital for the criminally insane to investigate the disappearance of a patient who is ...

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Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny De ...

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