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Occupation
  
Visual effects artist

Years active
  
1957-1980


Name
  
Eustace Lycett

Role
  
Special Effects Artist

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Full Name
  
Eustace Arden Lycett

Born
  
December 21, 1914 (
1914-12-21
)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Spouse(s)
  
Mary Ethel Lycett (1937-2004) (her death)

Children
  
Kenneth, William, Roy and Victor

Died
  
November 16, 2006, Fullerton, California, United States

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Similar People
  
Peter Ellenshaw, Cotton Warburton, Hamilton Luske, Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi

Mary Poppins Wins Visual Effects: 1965 Oscars


Eustace Lycett (December 21, 1914 – November 16, 2006) was a British special effects artist who worked on attractions at Disneyland from the 1960s, such as Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Rocket to the Moon, as well as contributing to Disney animation.

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Oscars

All four of these films were in the category of Best Visual Effects

  • 34th Academy Awards-Nominated for The Absent-Minded Professor. Nomination shared with Robert A. Mattey. Lost to The Guns of Navarone.
  • 37th Academy Awards-Mary Poppins. Award shared with Peter Ellenshaw and Hamilton Luske. Won.
  • 44th Academy Awards-Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Award shared with Danny Lee and Alan Maley. Won.
  • 52nd Academy Awards-Nominated for The Black Hole. Nomination shared with Art Cruickshank, Harrison Ellenshaw, Peter Ellenshaw and Joe Hale. Lost to Alien.

    • Selected filmography

  • The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
  • The Black Hole (1980)
  • The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
  • Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
  • Pete's Dragon (1977)
  • Freaky Friday (1976)
  • No Deposit, No Return (1976)
  • The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
  • Snowball Express (1972)
  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
  • The Boatniks (1970)
  • Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
  • The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
  • The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
  • Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1967)
  • Mary Poppins (1964)
  • Son of Flubber (1963)
  • Summer Magic (1963)
  • Bon Voyage! (1962)
  • Moon Pilot (1962)
  • The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
  • Babes in Toyland (1961)

    • References

    Eustace Lycett Wikipedia
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