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Date of Birth

2 February 1949, Hollywood, California, USA

Date of Death

12 August 2003, California, USA (colon cancer)

Birth Name

Paul Douglas Johnson

Mini Biography

Paul Johnson, a native of California, attended Taft High and worked a JBL before joining the movie industry. He was the pioneer of motion control. While working for the now defunct Apogee, the company that assisted George Lucas with Star Wars, a wire wrapper at the time, he had his first exposure to a motion control system. After examining he found that he could make it workable with some major corrections. So, late one night he stayed in the studio after everyone had left and tested his theory. When it worked, Apogee promoted him and motion control was born. Later when Apogee went bankrupt, he and his partner Alvah Miller began their own company Lynx Robotics, which supplies motion control system to countries around the world.

He won two Academy Awards. He has been married twice and has two children from his first marriage. Paul faced the colon cancer that took his life with the same courage, honesty, and good humor with which he faced life. He was a truly brilliant man and a dedicated film maker. He will be missed.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Aja

Spouse

Jana Erland	(24 May 1982 - 13 June 1989) (divorced) 2 children
Karen Johnson	(? - 12 August 2003) (his death)

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