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Stan Winston of MJ's Ghost film dies [all threads merged]

I've merged all Stan Winston threads together :flowers:


may he rest in peace


He is truly a legend! Terminator 2 is my favourite film of all time and his creation of the T101 always amazed me ^_^ as did his amazing work in crafting the most realistic looking dinosaurs for the Jurassic Park films :)
 
^^ I agree,what he did on those 2 films alone was just incredible. I didn't even know he was the guy who made that possible at first. May he rest in peace ...
 
Rest In Peace Stan Winston.
Your talent changed the entertainment industry, you will be remembered for being a remarkable pioneer. So many of my favourite films (Ghosts included!) bare the fingerprints of your genius. Thank you.
XXX
 
Thank you for your beautiful work... rest in peace Mr. Winston.
 
R I P Stan, At 62 it's too early to go.
Jurassic Park, Terminator 3 and Ghosts will go down
in history for your special effects genius.
 
Stan Winston Dead at 62

Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62 -Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62By DERRIK J. LANG – 1 hour ago LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62.Winston died at his home in Malibu surrounded by family on Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio.Working with such directors as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Tim Burton in a career spanning four decades, Winston created some of the most memorable visual effects in cinematic history. He helped bring the dinosaurs from "Jurassic Park," the extraterrestrials from "Aliens, the robots from "Terminator" and even "Edward Scissorhands" to the big screen, and was a pioneer in merging real-world effects with computer imaging."The entertainment industry has lost a genius, and I lost one of my best friends with the death Sunday night of Stan Winston," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement. "Stan's work and four Oscars speak for themselves and will live on forever. What will live forever in my heart is the way that Stan loved everyone and treated each of his friends like they were family."Winston won visual effects Oscars for 1986's "Aliens," 1992's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and 1993's "Jurassic Park." He also won a makeup Oscar for 1992's "Batman Returns."Winston was nominated for his work on "Heartbeeps," "Predator," "Edward Scissorhands," "Batman Returns," "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "A.I."He last worked with director Jon Favreau on "Iron Man.""He was experienced and helped guide me while never losing his childlike enthusiasm," Favreau said in a statement. "He was the king of integrating practical effects with CGI, never losing his relevance in an ever changing industry. I am proud to have worked with him and we were looking forward to future collaborations. I knew that he was struggling, but I had no idea that he would be gone so soon. Hollywood has lost a shining star."At the time of his death, Winston was in the process of transforming his physical makeup and effects studio into the new Winston Effects Group with a team of senior effects supervisors. Winton's most recent projects included "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," "G.I. Joe," "Shutter Island" and Cameron's "Avatar.""He ran at full throttle, in both work and play, and was a man of kindness, wisdom and great humor," Cameron said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "He was a kid that never grew up, whose dreams were writ large on the screens of the world. I am proud to have been his friend, and I will miss him very deeply."As a child growing up in Virginia, Winston enjoyed drawing, puppetry and classic horror films. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville in 1968, Winston moved to Southern California to become an actor but instead worked behind the scenes and completed a three-year makeup apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Studios in 1972.Winston is survived by his wife, Karen; a son, daughter, brother and four grandchildren. Source: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...FLorAD91BG6080R.I.P stan. :(
 
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He was great in all that he did. R.I.P. stan, you will be miised.I hope that Michael and Arnold are taking this ok..:(
 
May you rest in peace, Stan Winston.
And strength to his closest friends & family.. :(
 
I'm shocked to hear Stan Winston has died, very sad news. He was giant in the area of makeup, design and special effects film, as true genius who's work will never be surpassed. I'm a real fan and admirer of his work.
 
This just shows how useless our medicine in certain critical aspects. Even if a man has unlimited money and even if scientists know almost everything about the cancer, death is absolutely inevitable. In theory replacing bone marrow could solve this, but the medicine just can not do anything at all yet.
 
One of my personal heroes, so sad to see him go...
RIP Stan, your work will live on forever.
 
I added the following to Wikipedia's entry on Stan Winston:

In 1996, Winston directed and co-produced the longest and the most expensive video of all time, [[Michael Jackson]]'s and [[Stephen King]]'s [[Ghosts (1997 film)|Ghosts]], which presented number of never before seen visual effects. The film promoted music from Jackson two consecutive albums, which, accordingly, became the biggest selling boxed set/double and remix album of all time.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston#1990s

Just in case if anyone will go to Wikipedia and notice that haters removed this information I post the code here so it could be added again any time.
 
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:( R.I.P. He will definitely be missed...he was a great talent in the film industry.
 
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