The legendary Academy Award winning special effects and make-up artist responsible for the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park, and the high-tech armored suits worn in the current blockbuster Iron Man has died.  

Michael Jackson is sits next to Stan Winston (May 1997 file photo)

Stan Winston's career spanned four decades.  He died after a seven-year battle against multiple myeloma - a cancer of the blood.  He was 62.

He created some of the most memorable special effects in cinematic history, including the shear-fingered looks of Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands, Danny Devito's grotesque Penguin in Batman Returns and the human-like, stuffed Teddy Bear of  A.I: Artificial Intelligence.  

Winston was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and had won four.  

He received visual effects Oscars for bringing to life the extraterrestrials of Aliens, the cyborgs of Terminator 2, and the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park.  He also won a makeup Oscar for Batman Returns.  

Winston's work will also be seen in the upcoming movies Terminator 4 and G.I. Joe.