Takuo Miyagishima
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Takuo Miyagishima | |
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| Born | March 15, 1928 Gardena, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2011 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Tak Miyagishima |
| Occupation | Design engineer |
| Years active | 1954–2009 |
Takuo Miyagishima (Japanese: 宮城島 卓夫, March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2011) was a Japanese-American design engineer who worked for Panavision. He was responsible for many of the company's innovations in motion picture photography and projection, and also designed the company's logo.[1]
In 2005, Miyagishima received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for his achievements and successful career at the 77th Academy Awards.
Miyagishima was born in Gardena, California in 1928. He had one brother and two sisters. His parents had immigrated from Shizuoka in Japan.[2]
Miyagishima grew up in Long Beach and Terminal Island. He was attending junior high school in 1941 when World War II began, and was able to avoid the Japanese American internment by moving to Utah to live with relatives. He graduated from Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah.[2]