Carlo Rambaldi

Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi
	Carlo Rambaldi in 2010
Born	September 15, 1925; Vigarano Mainarda, Italy
Died	August 10, 2012 (aged 86); Lamezia Terme, Italy
Education	Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
Occupation(s)	Special effects; Visual effects
Notable work	King Kong (1976); Alien (1979); E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Spouse	Bruna Basso
Children	Vittorio; Daniela
Awards	3 Oscars ; Academy Awards Special Achievement Award ; Saturn Award ; BAFTA Film Award (nominated) ; David di Donatello Special ; Los Angeles Film Critics Association Special ; Los Angeles Italian Film Awards Outstanding Achievement Award ; Mystfest Special ; Razzie Award (nominated)

Carlo Rambaldi (September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was an Italian special effects artist, winner of three Oscars: one Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1977 for the 1976 version of King Kong^[4] and two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in 1980 and 1983 for, respectively, Alien^[5] (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial^[6] (1982). He is most famous for his work in those two last mentioned films, that is for the mechanical head-effects for the creature in Alien and the design of the title character of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

^ Studying art at the Fine Arts Academy of Bologna Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Addio a Carlo Rambaldiil creatore di E.T. E Alien". August 10, 2012.
^ 49th Academy Awards (Monday, March 28, 1977), official lists of winners and nominees in the Oscars.org website
^ 52nd Academy Awards (Monday, April 14, 1980), official lists of winners and nominees in the Oscars.org website
^ 55th Academy Awards (Monday, April 11, 1983), official lists of winners and nominees in the Oscars.org website

Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi in 2010
Born	(1925-09-15)September 15, 1925 Vigarano Mainarda, Italy
Died	August 10, 2012(2012-08-10) (aged 86) Lamezia Terme, Italy
Education	Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna^[1]
Occupation(s)	Special effects Visual effects
Notable work	King Kong (1976) Alien (1979) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Spouse	Bruna Basso^[2]
Children	Vittorio^[2] Daniela^[3]
Awards	3 Oscars Academy Awards Special Achievement Award Saturn Award BAFTA Film Award (nominated) David di Donatello Special Los Angeles Film Critics Association Special Los Angeles Italian Film Awards Outstanding Achievement Award Mystfest Special Razzie Award (nominated)