Bruce Lyon Explained

Bruce Lyon (born c.1948)[1] is an American film producer, animator, and artist.

Career

In 1980 he won an Academy Award in the Scientific Technical Achievement Category for inventing the Lyon Lamb Video Animation System (shared with John Lamb) a single frame video device for pre-testing animation art before it's committed to final production. He and John also won first place for "Tom Waits for No One" at the 1st Hollywood Film and Video Festival.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lapowsky . Issie . Why I Started Over at 60Bruce Lyon traded his own Oscar-winning company for a cushy job at Sun Microsystems. But when Sun got to be too restrictive, he decided to go it alone"¦all over again . Inc.com . 7 January 2024.