Matthew Yuricich obit

Matthew Yuricich Obituary

 

He was not on the list.

Matthew J. Yuricich, 89, of Woodland Hills, California and formerly of Lorain, passed away peacefully Monday May 28, 2012 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills.

Matt was born January 19, 1923 in Lorain and graduated from Lorain High School in 1941. He served with the US Navy during WWII as an Ordnanceman First Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nassau in the South Pacific. After graduating from Miami University in June 1949, he attended UCLA for post grad courses.

He secured a job in the movie industry with 20th Century Fox as a gifted artist and worked in special effects making matte paintings for movies. He worked on more than 200 films and was awarded an Oscar at the Academy Awards for the movie "Logans Run" and it was presented to him by actor Roy Scheider. Matt was also nominated for the award for his work on "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".

Matt had a passion for sports. Despite not playing football at Lorain High School, he made the Miami University football team and played with Ara Parseghian who later became the head coach at Notre Dame University. Matt was an avid Archer and set many records including several in the Senior Olympics. Matt's winning career in Archery began in 1961 when he won the Castaways Tournament. The next year he captured the 1962 Sahara-Colt NFAA Indoor National. During the 1960's, he won the NAA-York Double American which stood for many years before his records were topped.

Matt is a member of the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame and is in the Black River Historical Society. He received an honorary Doctorate Degree from Miami University and was a past Alumnus of the Year.

He is survived by his children Lisanne Yuricich of Seattle, Washington, Tanja Kanoa of Bellingham, Washington, Mark Yuricich of Topanga, California, Dirk Yuricich of S. Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Dana Yuricich of London, England, 8 grandchildren and brothers Frank and Joe Yuricich, both of Lorain and Richard Yuricich of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

He was preceded in death by his parents Anthony and Anna Yuricich (nee Plesivac) and sisters Rose Jancar and Geraldine Ebenschweller.

 

Art Department

Under the Rainbow (1981)

Under the Rainbow

5.3

matte artist

1981

 

Wholly Moses! (1980)

Wholly Moses!

4.8

matte painter (as Matthew J. Yuricich)

1980

 

Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies-Urich in Logan's Run (1977)

Logan's Run

7.1

TV Series

matte painting

1978

2 episodes

 

Visual Effects

Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

6.1

matte artist

1991

 

Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

6.3

chief matte artist: Video Image

1991

 

Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover, and Brad Johnson in Flight of the Intruder (1991)

Flight of the Intruder

5.8

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1991

 

Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves (1990)

Dances with Wolves

8.0

matte painting crew

1990

 

Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)

Field of Dreams

7.5

matte artist

1989

 

Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper in Vibes (1988)

Vibes

5.7

chief matte artist: Boss Film Corporation

1988

 

Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

Die Hard

8.2

chief matte artist: Boss

1988

 

The Monster Squad (1987)

The Monster Squad

6.9

chief matte artist: Boss Film Corporation

1987

 

Dolph Lundgren, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe (1987)

Masters of the Universe

5.4

visual effects chief matte artist

1987

 

Solarbabies (1986)

Solarbabies

4.8

visual effects supervising matte artist

1986

 

Lucy Deakins in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

The Boy Who Could Fly

6.6

chief matte artist: Boss Film Corporation

1986

 

Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

5.7

chief matte artist: Boss Film Corporation (as Matt Yuricich)

1986

 

Fright Night (1985)

Fright Night

7.0

chief matte artist: Entertainment Effects Group, Los Angeles (as Matt Yuricich)

1985

 

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

2010: The Year We Make Contact

6.7

chief matte artist: Entertainment Effects Group

1984

 

Ghostbusters (1984)

Ghostbusters

7.8

chief matte artist: EEG (as Matt Yuricich)

1984

 

Brainstorm (1983)

Brainstorm

6.4

matte artist: Entertainment Effects Group

1983

 

Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow, and Dave Thomas in Strange Brew (1983)

Strange Brew

6.6

matte artist: special photography unit

1983

 

V (1983)

V

7.8

TV Mini Series

matte artist (uncredited)

1983

 

Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

Heart Like a Wheel

6.7

matte artist (as Matthew J. Yuricich)

1983

 

Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker in My Favorite Year (1982)

My Favorite Year

7.3

matte painter (as Matthew J. Yuricich)

1982

 

Yes, Giorgio (1982)

Yes, Giorgio

3.8

matte artist (as Matthew J. Yuricich)

1982

 

Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

Blade Runner

8.1

matte artist: EEG

1982

 

Nick Nolte and Debra Winger in Cannery Row (1982)

Cannery Row

6.6

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1982

 

Lee Majors, Chris Makepeace, Burgess Meredith, Alexandra Stewart, and George Touliatos in The Last Chase (1981)

The Last Chase

4.4

matte paintings

1981

 

1941 (1979)

1941

5.8

matte paintings (as Matt Yuricich)

1979

 

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

6.4

matte paintings

1979

 

The China Syndrome (1979)

The China Syndrome

7.4

matte paintings

1979

 

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.6

matte artist

1977

 

Damnation Alley (1977)

Damnation Alley

5.3

matte painter (uncredited)

1977

 

Futureworld (1976)

Futureworld

5.7

matte painter (uncredited)

1976

 

Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)

Logan's Run

6.8

matte paintings

1976

 

Kay Lenz and Jan-Michael Vincent in White Line Fever (1975)

White Line Fever

6.1

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1975

 

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

5.4

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1975

 

Sean Connery and Candice Bergen in The Wind and the Lion (1975)

The Wind and the Lion

6.8

matte artist (uncredited)

1975

 

Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)

Young Frankenstein

8.0

matte artist (uncredited)

1974

 

Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)

The Towering Inferno

7.0

matte painter (uncredited)

1974

 

Westworld (1973)

Westworld

6.9

matte painter (uncredited)

1973

 

Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

5.7

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1973

 

Soylent Green (1973)

Soylent Green

7.0

special photographic effects

1973

 

Lost Horizon (1973)

Lost Horizon

5.2

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1973

 

Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Poseidon Adventure

7.1

matte painter (uncredited)

1972

 

Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)

Ice Station Zebra

6.6

matte painter (uncredited)

1968

 

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.6

matte painter (uncredited)

1965

 

Honeymoon Hotel (1964)

Honeymoon Hotel

5.1

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1964

 

Paul Newman, Diane Baker, and Elke Sommer in The Prize (1963)

The Prize

6.8

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1963

 

Ron Howard, Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Shirley Jones, Dina Merrill, and Roberta Sherwood in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

6.8

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1963

 

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.2

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1962

 

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

6.5

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1962

 

Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

5.5

matte paintings (uncredited)

1961

 

Glenn Ford and Maria Schell in Cimarron (1960)

Cimarron

6.4

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1960

 

Doris Day, David Niven, Baby Gellert, Charles Herbert, Stanley Livingston, Flip Mark, Janis Paige, and Hobo in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

6.4

matte painter (uncredited)

1960

 

Ben-Hur (1959)

Ben-Hur

8.1

matte artist (uncredited)

1959

 

Robert Douglas, Joanna Barnes, and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)

Tarzan, the Ape Man

3.8

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1959

 

Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

North by Northwest

8.3

matte artist (uncredited)

1959

 

Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

6.8

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1959

 

Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster in Run Silent Run Deep (1958)

Run Silent Run Deep

7.3

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1958

 

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Forbidden Planet

7.5

matte painting assistant (uncredited)

1956

 

Ann Blyth and Edmund Purdom in The King's Thief (1955)

The King's Thief

5.7

matte painter (uncredited)

1955

 

Untamed (1955)

Untamed

6.0

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1955

 

Jupiter's Darling (1955)

Jupiter's Darling

5.7

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1955

 

The Egyptian (1954)

The Egyptian

6.5

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1954

 

Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

7.3

matte painter (uncredited)

1954

 

Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)

The Student Prince

6.5

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1954

 

Prince Valiant (1954)

Prince Valiant

6.2

matte painter (uncredited)

1954

 

Richard Burton, Victor Mature, and Jean Simmons in The Robe (1953)

The Robe

6.7

matte painter (uncredited)

1953

 

Robert Mitchum and Susan Hayward in White Witch Doctor (1953)

White Witch Doctor

6.1

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1953

 

Destination Gobi (1953)

Destination Gobi

6.3

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1953

 

Call Me Madam (1953)

Call Me Madam

6.7

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1953

 

Rogue River (1951)

Rogue River

7.1

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1951

 

For Heaven's Sake (1950)

For Heaven's Sake

6.4

visual effects artist (uncredited)

1950

 

Thanks

Fantastic Stan Goes to Hell

in memory of

2013

 

Self

Richard Edlund, Bill Neil, Mark Stetson, and Matthew Yuricich in Ghostbusters (1984)

Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette

6.3

Video

Self

1999

 

Movie Magic (1994)

Movie Magic

8.7

TV Series

Self

1995

1 episode

 

The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977)

The 49th Annual Academy Awards

6.1

TV Special

Self - Winner

1977

 

Archive Footage

Seth MacFarlane in The Oscars (2013)

The Oscars

7.2

TV Special

Self - Visual Effects (In Memoriam) (archive footage)

2013