Stanley "Stan" Winston was an American television and film special effects supervisor and makeup artist. He was best known for his work in The Thing, the Terminator series, the first three Jurassic Park films, Aliens, the first two Predator films, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, and Avatar. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well. 

April 7th, 1946 in Arlington County  /  Died:   Jun 15th, 2008 - Multiple Myeloma, aged 62