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Bill Taylor

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Bill Taylor

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  • Born
    July 5, 1944 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    August 22, 2021 · Los Angeles, California, USA (pancreatic cancer)
  • Birth name
    William Taylor

Biography

    • Bill Taylor was born on July 5, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Star : L'Étoile noire (1974), Blade Runner (1982) and Running Man (1987). He died on August 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Visual Effects Branch) [2006-]
  • Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1987.
  • In 1982, Taylor received a technical achievement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the concept and specifications for a two-format, rotating-head, aerial-image optical printer. The following year, he co-founded Illusion Arts with fellow VFX artist Syd Dutton.

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