Art Cruickshank

Arthur Cruickshank, A.S.C, locally known as Art Cruickshank, (1918-1983) was an american special effects man in Escape to Witch Mountain.

Life in Disney
Cruickshank was born on 17 December, 1918, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts. ] His star sign is a sagittarius. He joined Disney in February 1939 as an animation camera operator. He handled layouts for the multiplane camera. In 1964 he went to work in the special effects department of 20th Century Fox. He returned to Disney in 1971. 4 years later, in 1975, he was the set decorator for Escape to Witch Mountain, which was made the same year.

Death
He moved to Los Angeles County, California. On May 22, 1983, just 8 years after the making of the film back in 1975, Arthur Cruickshank passed away at the age of 65.

working with Visual Effects
1983Something Wicked This Way Comes(special photographic effects) 1982TRON(photographic process lab supervisor) 1981Condorman(special photographic effects) 1980The Watcher in the Woods(special photographic effects: final sequence) 1979The Black Hole(director of miniature photography) 1977Pete's Dragon(visual effects supervisor - uncredited) 1973Mystery in Dracula's Castle (TV movie) (special visual effects) 1971They Call It Murder (TV movie) (special optical effects) 1971Earth II (TV movie) (special photographic effects) 1970The Great White Hope(special photographic effects) 1970Cover Me Babe(special photographic effects) 1970'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/ Tora! Tora! Tora! ]'''(special photographic effects) 1970Move(special photographic effects) 1970Myra Breckinridge(special photographic effects) 1970Beneath the Planet of the Apes(special photographic effects) 1968-1970Land of the Giants (TV series) (special photographic effects - 51 episodes) – Graveyard of Fools(1970) (special photographic effects)– Wild Journey(1970) (special photographic effects)– The Marionettes(1970) (special photographic effects)– A Small War(1970) (special photographic effects)– Doomsday(1970) (special photographic effects)See all 51 episodes » 1970Patton(special photographic effects) 1970MASH(special photographic effects) 1970The Only Game in Town(special photographic effects) 1969'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064418/ Hello, Dolly! ]'''(special photographic effects) 1969John and Mary(special photographic effects) 1969Daughter of the Mind (TV movie) (special optical effects) 1969The Undefeated(special photographic effects) 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(special photographic effects) 1969Justine(special photographic effects) 1969'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064158/ Che! ]'''(special photographic effects) 1969Hard Contract(special photographic effects) 1969100 Rifles(special photographic effects) 1968Lady in Cement(special photographic effects) 1968The Boston Strangler(special photographic effects) 1968'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063642/ Star! ]'''(special photographic effects) 1968The Secret Life of an American Wife(special photographic effects) 1968The Sweet Ride(special photographic effects) 1968The Detective(special photographic effects) 1968Planet of the Apes(special photographic effects) 1967Valley of the Dolls(special photographic effects) 1967Doctor Dolittle(special photographic effects) 1967The Flim-Flam Man(special photographic effects) 1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre(special photographic effects) 1967A Guide for the Married Man(special photographic effects) 1967In Like Flint(special photographic effects) 1966Fantastic Voyage(special photographic effects) 1965The Agony and the Ecstasy(special photographic effects - uncredited) 1964Mary Poppins(optical cinematography - uncredited)

working with Special Effects
1981The Devil and Max Devlin(special effects) 1980The Last Flight of Noah's Ark(special effects) 1980Herbie Goes Bananas(special effects) 1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(special effects) 1979The North Avenue Irregulars(special effects) 1978Hot Lead and Cold Feet(special effects) 1978The Cat from Outer Space(special effects) 1978Child of Glass (TV movie) (special effects) 1978Return from Witch Mountain(special effects) 1977Pete's Dragon(special effects) 1977Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo(special effects) 1976Freaky Friday(special effects) 1976The Shaggy D.A.(special effects) 1976Gus(special effects) 1976Treasure of Matecumbe(special effects) 1976No Deposit, No Return(special effects) 1975The Apple Dumpling Gang(special effects) 1975Escape to Witch Mountain(special effects) 1975The Strongest Man in the World(special effects) 1974The Island at the Top of the World(special effects) 1974Herbie Rides Again(special effects) 1973Charley and the Angel(special effects) 1973The World's Greatest Athlete(special effects) 1972Snowball Express(special effects) 1965Lost in Space (TV series) (special photographic effects) 1958Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (special effects - 1 episode) – Magic and Music(1958) (special effects)