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Robert Abel is an American director, producer, and writer. He is best known for his work on the groundbreaking computer-animated film Tron (1982). He was born on March 10, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio. Abel attended the University of Southern California, where he studied film and television production. After graduating, he worked as a production assistant on the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968). In the 1970s, Abel co-founded the computer animation company Robert Abel & Associates. The company produced commercials and short films, and was the first to use computer-generated imagery in a feature film. Abel's most famous work is Tron (1982), which was the first feature film to use computer animation. Abel won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects for his work on Tron. He also won a Clio Award for his work on the commercial "The Making of a Masterpiece" (1984). Abel's other credits include the feature films The Last Starfighter (1984) and The Lawnmower Man (1992). He also directed the television movie The Day After (1983). As of 2021, Robert Abel's net worth is estimated to be $2 million.

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Occupation director,producer,writer
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 10 March, 1937
Birthday 10 March
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date of death 23 September, 2001
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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2001

Working with an analog computer strapped to a camera, Abel happened accidentally upon a look that evolved into the 'slit scan' effect used in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). His friend Con Pederson, who pursued the technique in that film's famous 'stargate' sequence, would eventually become Abel's first partner.

1970

One of the genuine visionaries of Digital Computer Graphics and Visual Effects. From the early 1970s through the mid-80s, the Hollywood-based studio Robert Abel & Associates (RA&A) pushed the leading -- sometimes bleeding -- edge of visual effects. Working primarily in television advertising, (the only consistent market for such work at the time) RA&A created 33 Clio Award-winning commercials, including the dazzling 7Up "Uncola" spots and the influential CG "Sexy Robot. " This body of work, as noted by New York's Museum of Modern Art, "changed television forever. " Abel was primed for this path since his undergraduate studies at UCLA, where his mentor was the "father" of computer graphics, John Whitney Sr. .