Roger Dicken

Roger Dicken
Born(1939-04-15)15 April 1939
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died18 February 2024(2024-02-18) (aged 84)
North Wales
NationalityBritish
OccupationSpecial effects artist

Roger Dicken (15 April 1939 – 18 February 2024)[1][2] was a British special effects artist.[3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth.[4]

Dicken died on 18 February 2024 at the age of 84.[5][6][7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Roger Dicken". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ Giesen, Rolf (2008). Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-digital Era with a Filmography. McFarland. p. 48. ISBN 9780786429318 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Putting the squirm into: But the monsters just aren't right says Roger Dicken". Evening Post. Reading, Berkshire, England. 29 September 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ^ Barnes, Mike; Bartlett, Rhett (18 April 2024). "Roger Dicken, VFX Artist on Alien and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Veteran VFX Artist Roger Dicken Passes at 84". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "'Alien' VFX Artist Roger Dicken Dies Age 84". www.animationmagazine.net. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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