Bill Neil (visual effects artist)

Bill Neil
Born
William Herbert Neil

(1939-09-24) September 24, 1939 (age 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationVisual effects artist
Relatives

Bill Neil (born William Herbert Neil, September 24, 1939) is an American visual effects artist.[1][2][3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Poltergeist II: The Other Side.[4] He is the younger brother of documentary filmmaker Eleanor Coppola.[5]

  1. ^ Bonnie Rogers, Pauline (1999). The Art of Visual Effects. Focal Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780240803753 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Muir, John (September 15, 2015). The Films of John Carpenter. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN 9780786493487 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Baer, Brian (March 10, 2017). How He-Man Mastered the Universe: Toy to Television to the Big Screen. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN 9781476627069 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Barnes, Mike (12 April 2024). "Eleanor Coppola, Emmy-Winning Director of 'Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter.