Bill DeCinces dies at 84

Bill DeCinces, a skill director who ended his 53-year stint at Universal as senior Vice president from the galleries operation group, died on February. 10 from complications of Parkinson's disease in Tarzana, Calif. He was 84. Born in La, William D. DeCinces adopted within the actions of his father, who labored at Universal's still lab, dealing with his first job in the studio -- like a laborer digging ditches -- at 16. In the evening like a grip as well as in set lighting, he settled within the art department, moving from assistant art director to art director and, eventually, to mind from the department. Being an assistant art director or art director he done 100s of television episodes his credits incorporated "Ford Theatre," "Shotgun Slade," "Whispering Cruz," "Thriller," "M Squad," "Alcoa Theatre," "Laramie," "The Virginian," "Wagon Train," "McHale's Navy," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "G.E. True Theatre" and "Ironside." Film credits incorporated "The Plainsman," "Texas Over the River," "Gunfight in Abilene," "The Reluctant Astronaut," "Games" and "Eye from the Cat," and that he also done numerous telepics, including "Stranger on the move,Inch "Quiet Evening, Lonely Evening," "You'll Like My Mother" and "That Particular Summer time." Throughout the sixties he not just grew to become mind of Universal's art department but additionally acquired permission being an architect. He designed the Universal Galleries Florida production facilities in Orlando. Within the mid-'70s DeCinces was marketed to backlot procedures manager after which to senior Vice president from the galleries operation group, a situation by which he continued to be until his retirement in 1999. DeCinces was part of the Academy of movement Picture Arts & Sciences and also the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. DeCinces' wife of 54 years, Lynn Dickey predeceased him in 2004. Children incorporate a daughter, a boy, three grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Donations might be designed to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com