All of the above
were each in their own way involved in the early days of computer
animation, Pat Cole was earlier than any of the others. Nancy was
involved in NY, the rest mostly in Los Angeles, and in Pat's case
also SF.
Pat Cole first came
to my attention when she worked at JPL for Dr. Jim Blinn and Bob
Holtzmann. She was also responsible for some very important early
parties in Los Angeles, where I met many people. I know that she
struggled with some sort of very long term illness for many years
before she passed away.
Kathy White had been
a technical director at Robert Abel & Associates after I was no
longer there and then was one of the early technical directors at
Rhythm & Hues. I barely knew the woman, but she was friends of
friends and seemed like a very nice person. She was also depressed
and her passing was unexpected to many.
Nancy Bernstein was
an early producer at R/Greenberg & Associates and then came out
west to work at Digital Domain. She died after a long illness.
Brian Jennings was a
computer animator who worked at Kroyer, at deGraf/Wahrman and many
other places. He moved to India and seemed to love the place. His
passing was a surprise and a shock.
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