Stan Winston, one of the gods of special effects and make-up wizardry passed away yesterday (Father's Day) at the age of 62.

Winston won 4 Oscars for Visual Effects/Make-Up:
Aliens
2 for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Best Visual Effects, Best Make-up)
Jurassic Park

Oscar nominations for:
Heartbeeps (make-up)
Predator
Edward Scissorhands
Batman Returns (make-up)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
A.I.


His last project offcially:
Iron Man

Upcoming films were to be (unconfirmed on which films he may have worked on):
Black Mountain
Avatar
Jurassic Park IV
Terminator 4
The Suffering

His Star Wars connection is designing the Wookiee costumes for the SW Holiday Special.
Anyone interested in learning more about the master should read:
The Winston Effect: The Art & History of Stan Winston Studio

The family has asked that in lieu of flowers that a donation be made to his favorite charities, a list is pending.