Milton Lowell Gunzburg (1910 – April 6, 1991) was an American journalist and screenwriter. Gunzburg developed the Natural Vision stereoscopic 3-D system.

Career

After pursuing his education at UCLA and Columbia University,[1] Gunzburg became a Hollywood scriptwriter at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in the 1940s before abandoning the business to focus on the development of 3D filming in the 1950s.[2] While watching footage of home movies which he had filmed in 3D, he was inspired to pursue the development of a new 3D technique for the film industry.[3] Along with his brother Julian, a Beverly Hills ophthalmologist, and cinematographer Friend Baker, he developed the Natural Vision 3D film system in 1951,[3] attracting the attentions of Arch Oboler who used it in his film Bwana Devil.[2] Although the film was a critical disaster, it was an enormous commercial success.[3][4] Natural Vision was then used to film House of Wax with Vincent Price[2] and The Charge at Feather River. In 1972 Gunzburg sued Warner Bros. regarding both films claiming that he had not been paid according to his contract.[5] The success of Natural Vision led to a lucrative contract with Polaroid wherein Gunzburg maintained exclusive rights for a year to sell the special glasses required to view the 3D films.[3]

Personal life

Gunzburg died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Milton L. Gunzburg obituary". Los Angeles Times. April 15, 1991. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Gimmick that Ate Hollywood". American Heritage. Spring 2003. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Strictly for the Marbles". TIME. June 8, 1953. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ "A Lion in Your Lap!". TIME. December 15, 1952. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "The Charge at Feather River (1953) - Notes". TCMUK. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
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