death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
new glarus , wisconsin 27 december 2008 burbank , california , united states 4 november 1946 jody samson
 jody samson knifemaker , bladesmith
jody samson

jody samson -lrb- november 1 , 1946 -- december 27 , 2008 -rrb- was a knifemaker and bladesmith from burbank , california who designed butterfly knives for benchmade and the swords used in such movies as `` conan the barbarian , conan the destroyer , first knight , the mask of zorro , blade , blind fury , batman & robin , batman forever '' , and `` streets of fire '' .
