Douglas Trumbull, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Douglas Trumbull

American film director, special effects designer

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Douglas Huntley Trumbull (; born April 8, 1942) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor.
He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm.