Stan Winston

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AKA: Stanley Winston
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 04/07/1946
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 06/15/2008

biography

A leading figure in modern movie special effects, Stan Winston once described himself as a character designer rather than a makeup effects technician. His Stan Winston Studio crafted some of modern cinema's most fantastic figures – from animatronic Terminators to computer-generated dinosaurs roaming modern-day Earth – Winston was in a class above the competition. Best know for his collaboration with director James Cameron, Winston was responsible for creating the unforgettable xenomorphs in "Aliens" (1986), as well as the 14-foot tall Alien Queen. On both "The Terminator" (1984) and its lavish Continued

Credits

Producer
2003
Director
1995
2nd unit director
1984
From Story
Director

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Arlington, Virginia
1969 
Moved to California
 
Completed 6000 hours in an apprenticeship program in theatrical makeup and special effects at the Walt Disney Studio
1972 
TV debut, makeup effects for the TV-movie, "Gargoyles"
1974 
Breakthrough TV work, aged actress Cicely Tyson for the acclaimed TV-movie, "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman"
Continued

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