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Bill Neil
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Born
September 24
,
1939
·
Long Beach, California, USA
Birth name
William Herbert Neil
Mini Bio
Bill Neil was born on September 24, 1939 in Long Beach, California, USA. He is a director, known for
I, Robot (2004)
,
The Fifth Element (1997)
and
Die Hard (1988)
.
Trivia
He and his son,
Christopher Neil
, have both worked on the "Star Wars" saga. Bill worked on visual effects on
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
and
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
. Christopher was a dialog coach for
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
.
Younger brother of
Eleanor Coppola
.
Brother-in-law of
Francis Ford Coppola
Uncle of
Gian-Carlo Coppola
,
Roman Coppola
and
Sofia Coppola
.
Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2001.
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