George Jenson(1930-2018)

Art Department
Animation Department
Visual Effects

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George Jenson

George Jenson was born on 24 June 1930 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is known for 2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue) (1984), Dune (1984) and Rocketeer (1991). He was married to Susie Jenson. He died on 25 May 2018 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Known for

2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue) (1984)

2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue)

6.7

Movie

Visual Effects(Entertainment Effects Group)

1984

Dune (1984)

6.3

Movie

Art Department(as George Jensen)

1984

Billy Campbell in Rocketeer (1991)

6.6

Movie

Art Department

1991

Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, and Roscoe Lee Browne in L'Âge de cristal (1976)

L'Âge de cristal

6.8

Movie

Art Department

1976

Credits

Art Department

Star Wars Storyboards Book Trailer
Short
- storyboard artist
- 2014
Master and Commander : De l'autre côté du monde
7.5
- production illustrator
- 2003
Docteur Dolittle 2
4.7
- illustrator
- 2001
En pleine tempête
6.5
- storyboard artist
- 2000
Prémonitions
5.5
- storyboard artist
- 1999
Haute trahison
4.9
- illustrator (as George F. Jenson)
- 1997
La Peau sur les os
5.8
- storyboard artist
- 1996
Trois voeux
6.1
- illustrator (as George Jensen)
- 1995
Drop Zone
5.6
- conceptual artist
- 1994
Maman, j'ai encore raté l'avion !
6.9
- illustrator (as George Jensen)
- 1992
Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier
8.6
- illustrator (as George Jensen)
- 1991
Rocketeer
6.6
- production illustrator
- 1991
Poltergeist II
5.7
- illustrator
- 1986
Dune
6.3
- illustrator (as George Jensen)
- 1984
L'Aube rouge
6.3
- sketch artist (uncredited)
- 1984

Animation Department

Visual Effects

Enquête en tête
5.7
- visual effects art director: Boss Film Corporation
- 1988
Leonard Part 6
2.2
- visual effects art director: Boss Film Corp.
- 1987
Les Maîtres de l'Univers
5.4
- visual effects illustrator
- 1987
La tête dans les nuages
6.5
- visual effects art director: Boss Film Corporation (as George Jensen)
- 1986
Les Aventures de Jack Burton dans les griffes du Mandarin
7.2
- visual effects art director (as George Jensen)
- 1986
2010 - L'année du premier contact (L'odyssée continue)
6.7
- visual effects art director: Entertainment Effects Group
- 1984
Le Retour du Jedi
8.3
- production illustrator: ILM
- 1983

Personal details

Alternative names
- George Jensen
Born
- June 24, 1930
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died
- May 25, 2018
- Henderson, Nevada, USA(complications from melanoma)
Spouse
- Susie Jenson? - April 25, 2018 (his death, 3 children)
Relatives
- Sasha Jenson(Niece or Nephew)

Did you know

Trivia
A native of Canada who specialized in science fiction, Jenson received his Oscar nomination for his visual effects efforts on the 1984 film 2010, Peter Hyams' sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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