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Matthew J. Yuricich (19 January 1923 – 28 May 2012; age 89) is the brother of Richard Yuricich and was the matte artist for Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

He began creating matte paintings in 1950 and his first work was in The Day the Earth Stood Still, directed by The Motion Picture director Robert Wise. Between the making of that first film and his Star Trek assignment, he also worked on Forbidden Planet, Ben Hur, North by Northwest, Logan's Run and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and after that assignment, most notably, on Blade Runner. He won an Academy Award for Logan's Run and an Oscar nomination for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For Star Trek, he worked as part of Entertainment Effects Group under Douglas Trumbull's supervision. {The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, p. 211)

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-[[File:Matthew Yuricich with air tram station matte painting.jpg|thumb|Matthew Yuricich creating a [[matte painting]] for the [[air tram station]] in {{film|1}}]]
+| Name              = Matthew Yuricich
-'''Matthew Yuricich''' {{born|19|January|1923}} is the brother of [[Richard Yuricich]] and was the [[matte painting|matte artist]] for {{film|1}}.
+| image             = Matthew Yuricich.jpg
+| Birth name        = Matthew J. Yuricich
+| Gender            = Male
+| Date of birth     = {{d|19|January|1923}}
+| Place of birth    = Lorain, Ohio
+| Date of death     = {{d|28|May|2012}}
+| Place of death    = Woodland Hills, California
+| Awards for Trek   =
+| Roles             = [[:Category:Art department|Matte Painter]]
+| image2            = Matthew Yuricich with air tram station matte painting.jpg
+| imagecap2         = Creating a [[matte painting]] for the [[air tram station]]
+}}
+'''Matthew J. Yuricich''' {{born|19|January|1923|died|28|May|2012}} is the brother of [[Richard Yuricich]] and was the [[matte painting|matte artist]] for {{film|1}}.
-He began creating matte paintings in {{y|1950}} and his first work was in ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'', directed by ''The Motion Picture'' director [[Robert Wise]]. Between the making of that first film and his ''[[Star Trek]]'' assignment, he also worked on ''Forbidden Planet'', ''Ben Hur'', ''North by Northwest'', ''Logan's Run'' and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. He won an Academy Award for ''Logan's Run'' and an Oscar nomination for ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. For ''Star Trek'', he worked as part of [[Future General Corporation]] under [[Douglas Trumbull]]'s supervision. {''[[The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', p. 211)
+He began creating matte paintings in {{y|1950}} and his first work was in ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'', directed by ''The Motion Picture'' director [[Robert Wise]]. Between the making of that first film and his ''[[Star Trek]]'' assignment, he also worked on ''Forbidden Planet'', ''Ben Hur'', ''North by Northwest'', ''Logan's Run'' and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', and after that assignment, most notably, on ''Blade Runner''. He won an Academy Award for ''Logan's Run'' and an Oscar nomination for ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. For ''Star Trek'', he worked as part of [[Entertainment Effects Group]] under [[Douglas Trumbull]]'s supervision. {''[[The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', p. 211)
+==Further reading==
+*"The Magical Techniques of Movie and TV Special Effects, Part VIII: The Matte Artist, an interview with Matthew Yuricich", David Houston, ''[[Starlog (magazine)|Starlog]]'', issue 13, May 1978, pp. 54-61
 ==External links==
 *{{Wikipedia}}
 *{{IMDb-link|page=nm0951046}}
+*[http://nzpetesmatteshot.blogspot.nl/2010/10/matts-mattes-photo-tribute-to-career-of.html Career overview]
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 [[Category:Art department]]
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