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While #JohnDykstra is best known for his Oscar-winning work on #StarWars, his contributions to Glen A. Larson's sci-fi television series #BattlestarGalactica (1978) were equally trailblazing; Dykstra brought cinematic-quality visuals to television, something quite unheard of at the time.
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Happy birthday to John Dykstra, born today in 1947. Dykstra is an American special effects artist, pioneer in the use of computers in filmmaking, and one of the founders of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. #JohnDykstra
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El 3 de junio de 1947 nace John Dykstra, técnico de efectos especiales, en Long Beach, California.
On June 3, 1947, John Dykstra, special effects technician, was born in Long Beach, California.
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𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 created the camera system used for the Oscar-winning special effects images in the original Star Wars, known as the Dykstraflex. He is also known for Star Trek: TMP, Kong: Skull Island, and Spider-Man.
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Happy birthday John Dykstra, born June 3, 1947.
Dykstra is best known for his work on "Star Wars" and he was the Special Photographic Effects Supervisor for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
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