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Author Topic: Mike Todd Jr dies Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-13-2002 05:48 AM                        More sad news. Mike Todd jr died last week at his home in Ireland see http://www.salon.com/people/wire/2002/05/09/smell_vision/index.html Son of Mike Todd ,who of course brought us the miracle of Todd AO, amongst other things he was responsible for filming the roller coaster sequences at the start of This is Cinerama. He died just 5 months before the 50th anniversary of the films premiere screening .  |  IP: Logged Brad Haven Master Film Handler Posts: 300 From: fremantle, West Australia Registered: Aug 2001 posted 05-13-2002 11:54 AM                     very sad new's! i have just been learning about the process of todd AO and i hope to one day marvel at their work.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 05-13-2002 02:18 PM                        Marty Hart's American Widescreen Museum site has a memorial: http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/ And lots of Todd-AO history: http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingto1.htm As does Thomas Hauerslev's site: http://hjem.get2net.dk/in70mm/magazine/diverse/history.htm ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243 e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged

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