# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-edlund
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:58:48.028Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-edlund"
name: "Richard Edlund"
slug: "richard-edlund"
description: "Richard Edlund, ASC is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, as well as two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a BAFTA and Emmy Award recipient."
tagline: "American special effects cinematographer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richard_Edlund_1_(2).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1940-12-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0249430"
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    title: "Richard Edlund"
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    title: "Richard Edlund"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump