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Wadsworth Egmont Pohl
Born(1908-02-13)February 13, 1908
Redlands, California, US
DiedFebruary 12, 1990(1990-02-12) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, US
Burial placeHillside Memorial Park Cemetery
33°58′50″N 118°23′23″W / 33.98056°N 118.38972°W / 33.98056; -118.38972
NationalityAmerican
EmployerTechnicolor SA
SpouseNancy Pohl
Children3
Parents
  • Egmont Sidney Pohl
  • Kate Denison Pohl
AwardsAcademy Scientific and Technical Award

Wadsworth Egmont Pohl (born February 13, 1908, in Redlands, California - February 12, 1990, in Los Angeles)[1] was an American engineer and inventor who won a Technical Award in 1964, and was credited with the invention or development of the Sodium vapor process and the bluescreen process.[2][3]

Life

Pohl grew up in California San Bernardino County[1] and received his education in California.[4] His most important achievement in the cinematic field he made in 1964 in association with Petro Vlahos and Ub Iwerks in the film Mary Poppins, in which all three named were awarded a Academy Scientific and Technical Award Award of Merit "for the conception and perfection of techniques for Color Traveling Matte Composite Cinematography."[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wadswort E Pohl, Born 02/13/1908 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020. Wadsworth E Pohl was born on February 13, 1908 in San Bernardino County, California.
  2. ^ "Method of making colored pictures". Google Patents. 21 June 1961. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ Pohl, Wadsworth E. (30 June 1948). "Traveling matte". Google Patents. Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ S. Eric Howse (1937). "Cinematography in Colors" (PDF). calteches.library.caltech.edu. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2020. WADSWORTH POHL, '29, who has been with the organization since graduation is now an assistant to the plant manager.
  5. ^ "Scientific-Technical Academy Awards Won by SMPTE Members". Journal of the SMPTE. 74 (7): 616–619. July 1965. doi:10.5594/J07161. Wadsworth E. Pohl, Technicolor Corp
  6. ^ "Academy Awards Acceptance Speech". Oscars' Academy Awards Speech Database. Academy Awards. Retrieved 23 November 2020.


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