Background
Glen Robinson was born Thomas Glenn Robinson in Idaho on September 20, 1914.
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Drawing on the extensive photographs, notes, diaries, reports, recorded data, and manuals he collected during his five years at the Zeppelin Company in Germany, from 1934 through 1938, Harold G. Dick tells the story of the two great passenger Zeppelins. Against the background of German secretiveness, especially during the Nazi period, Dick's accumulation of material and pictures is extraordinary. ...
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Glen Robinson
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Education
When aged twelve his family moved to Los Angeles city and in 1932, at the age of 18, he graduated from Venice High School. Alongside his special effects career, Robinson was an engineer of roller coaster and double Ferris wheel attractions at amusement parks including Magic Mountain (Golden, Colorado. Valencia, California), Wakefield Park (Massachusetts) and Space City United States of America (near Huntsville, Alabama, but that latter never was completed).
Career
As a special effects artist his career spans over six decades from the mid-1930s to the mid-1980s, having worked literally on dozens of films. In 1936 he was hired by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer company, where he became the studio"s top special effects coordinator. Glen Robinson died of natural causes on March 27, 2002 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Achievements
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1952 (24th): "for the development of a new music wire and cable cutter" 1960 (32nd): "for the design of a multiple-cable, remote-controlled winch", shared with Winfield Hubbard and Luther Newman, both from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Construction Department 1975 (47th): for Best Visual Effects for Earthquake (1974), shared with Frank Brendel and Albert Whitlock 1976 (48th): for Best Visual Effects for The Hindenburg (1975), shared with Albert Whitlock 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for King Kong (1976), shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Frank Van der Veer 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for Logan"s Run (1976), shared with L. B. Abbott and Matthew Yuricich.
Works
book
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The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: "Graf Zeppelin" and "Hindenburg" (Paperback) - Common
(Drawing on the extensive photographs, notes, diaries, rep...)
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The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: "Graf Zeppelin" and "Hindenburg" (Paperback) - Common
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Nationality
United States
Awards
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Special Achievement Academy Award Two Academy for Technical Achievement 1952 (24th): "for the development of a new music wire and cable cutter" 1960 (32nd): "for the design of a multiple-cable, remote-controlled winch", shared with Winfield Hubbard and Luther Newman, both from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Construction Department Four Special Achievement Academy 1975 (47th): for Best Visual Effects for Earthquake (1974), shared with Frank Brendel and Albert Whitlock 1976 (48th): for Best Visual Effects for The Hindenburg (1975), shared with Albert Whitlock 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for King Kong (1976), shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Frank Van der Veer 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for Logan's Run (1976), shared with L. B. Abbott and Matthew YuricichSpecial Achievement Academy Award Two Academy for Technical Achievement 1952 (24th): "for the development of a new music wire and cable cutter" 1960 (32nd): "for the design of a multiple-cable, remote-controlled winch", shared with Winfield Hubbard and Luther Newman, both from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Construction Department Four Special Achievement Academy 1975 (47th): for Best Visual Effects for Earthquake (1974), shared with Frank Brendel and Albert Whitlock 1976 (48th): for Best Visual Effects for The Hindenburg (1975), shared with Albert Whitlock 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for King Kong (1976), shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Frank Van der Veer 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for Logan's Run (1976), shared with L. B. Abbott and Matthew Yuricich
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Special Achievement Academy Award Two Academy for Technical Achievement 1952 (24th): "for the development of a new music wire and cable cutter" 1960 (32nd): "for the design of a multiple-cable, remote-controlled winch", shared with Winfield Hubbard and Luther Newman, both from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Construction Department Four Special Achievement Academy 1975 (47th): for Best Visual Effects for Earthquake (1974), shared with Frank Brendel and Albert Whitlock 1976 (48th): for Best Visual Effects for The Hindenburg (1975), shared with Albert Whitlock 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for King Kong (1976), shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Frank Van der Veer 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for Logan's Run (1976), shared with L. B. Abbott and Matthew YuricichSpecial Achievement Academy Award Two Academy for Technical Achievement 1952 (24th): "for the development of a new music wire and cable cutter" 1960 (32nd): "for the design of a multiple-cable, remote-controlled winch", shared with Winfield Hubbard and Luther Newman, both from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Construction Department Four Special Achievement Academy 1975 (47th): for Best Visual Effects for Earthquake (1974), shared with Frank Brendel and Albert Whitlock 1976 (48th): for Best Visual Effects for The Hindenburg (1975), shared with Albert Whitlock 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for King Kong (1976), shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Frank Van der Veer 1977 (49th): for Best Visual Effects for Logan's Run (1976), shared with L. B. Abbott and Matthew Yuricich