Robert Swarthe
Robert Swarthe (born September 6, 1942) is a special effects artist who started out directing short films. He has 2 Academy Award nominations.
Robert Swarthe | |
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| Born | September 6, 1942 |
| Occupation | Special effects artist |
| Years active | 1968-1983 |
Oscar Nominations
- 48th Academy Awards-Nominated in the category of Best Animated short, Kick Me, lost to Great.[1]
- 52nd Academy Awards-Nominated in the category of Best Visual Effects, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, nomination shared with John Dykstra, Grant McCune, David K. Stewart, Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich. Lost to Alien.[2]
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved Kick Me and The Unicycle Race by Swarthe.[3]
Filmography
As a director
As a Special Effects Artist
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- One from the Heart (1982)
- The Outsiders (1983)
In addition he appeared in a making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind video in 2001.
References
- "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- Robert Mitchell on IMDB
External links
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