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trumbull at the annual fmx conference in 2012 los angeles american 8 april 1942 douglas trumbull fmx 2012.jpg douglas trumbull
 douglas trumbull director , producer , writer , special effects supervisor
douglas trumbull

douglas huntley trumbull -lrb- ; born april 8 , 1942 -rrb- is an american film director , special effects supervisor , and inventor .
he contributed to , or was responsible for , the special photographic effects of ' , `` close encounters of the third kind '' , ' , `` blade runner '' and `` the tree of life '' , and directed the movies `` silent running '' and `` brainstorm '' .
