Greg Jein

Greg Jein
Born
Gregory Jein

(1945-10-31)31 October 1945
Los Angeles
Died22 May 2022(2022-05-22) (aged 76)
Los Angeles
Known forClose Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek[1]

Greg Jein (born October 31, 1945, in Los Angeles, US;[2] died May 22, 2022, in Los Angeles[3]) was a Chinese American[4] model designer who created miniatures for use in the special effects portions of many films and television series, beginning in the 1970s. Jein was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on the films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and 1941 (1979),[5] and also nominated for an Outstanding Special Visual Effects Emmy for his work on Angels in America.[6]

Jein was a graduate of Dorsey High School in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, and of California State University, Los Angeles.[7]

  1. ^ "Remembering Gregory Jein, 1945 – 2022". www.startrek.com. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ "Gregory Jein". California Birth Index. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. ^ "Gregory Jein, 'Star Trek' Model Maker and Two-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 76". Hollywood Reporter. June 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ^ Mandell, Paul (February 1979). "The Magical Techniques of Movie & TV". Starlog Magazine. No. 19. Norman Jacobs/Kerry O'Quinn. p. 63. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "1978 - Oscars.org - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Greg Jein - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins - Television Academy". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  7. ^ "Greg Jein obituary". Los Angeles Times. Jul 10, 2022. The LA native spent most of his life in the Crenshaw district, maintaining lifelong friendships with fellow students from Audubon Junior High and Dorsey High School. He was an Alumni of Cal State Los Angeles.