Grant McCune
Grant McCune was an American special effects designer whose entry into Hollywood was the uncredited creation of the great white shark in the 1975 film Jaws. His efforts there led to work on a series of major films, including his design of the robots in the Star Wars films, winning an Oscar in 1977 for his efforts in the first film in the series.
McCune was born on March 27, 1943, He attended California State University, Northridge where he earned his undergraduate degree in biology and met his future wife. McCune was able to use his scientific training when he and Bill Shourt were hired in 1975 to work on creating the iconic shark in the movie Jaws, marking his start in Hollywood, though he was uncredited. He was subsequently hired to work on the Star Wars movies as the franchises chief model maker, responsible for the design details of the robots and alien characters in the films. He and his team earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 50th Academy Awards for Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope. He received a second Oscar nomination for his work on the 1979 film Star Trek The Motion Picture. As a partner at Apogee Productions, McCunes work was featured in such films as Caddyshack and Die Hard before founding his own firm, which was hired to work on such movies as Speed and SpiderMan.
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