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| name               = A. D. Flowers
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1917|2|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Hillsboro, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2001|7|5|1917|2|22}}
| death_place        = [[Fullerton, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = [[Special effect|Visual effects artist]]
| yearsactive        = 1939&ndash;1979
| spouse             = Vivian Lois Shea (1938&ndash;2001) (his death)
| children           = 2
| awards             = [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] (1970)
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'''A. D. Flowers''' (February 22, 1917{{spaced ndash}}July 5, 2001) was an American [[special effect]]s artist best known for his work on ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]],'' which won him an [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] at the [[43rd Academy Awards]]. He was also a credited special effects artist for ''[[The Godfather]]'' and ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''.<ref name="Flowers">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-21-me-36600-story.html|title=A.D. Flowers; Won Oscars for Special Effects|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/arts/a-d-flowers-special-effects-coordinator-84.html|last=The Associated Press|author-link=The Associated Press|title=A. D. Flowers -- Special-Effects Coordinator, 84|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2001-08-24|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>

Flowers was born in [[Texas]], and raised in [[Oklahoma]]. After graduating from high school, he relocated to [[California]]. There, he began an entry-level job at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. He served in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]] on {{USS|Saranac|AO-74|6}}. After being discharged from the service, he returned to [[California]] and continued to work in the film industry. He died at age 84 from complications of emphysema and pneumonia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/24/arts/a-d-flowers-special-effects-coordinator-84.html|title=A. D. Flowers -- Special-Effects Coordinator, 84|agency=Associated Press|date=2001-08-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Academy Awards==
All three were in the category of [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], with one being a Special Achievement win.

*[[43rd Academy Awards]] – ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'' (shared with [[L. B. Abbott|L.B. Abbott]]).<ref name="Oscars1971">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1971 |title=The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 22, 2014|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
*[[45th Academy Awards]] – ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]''. Shared with L.B. Abbott. This was a [[Special Achievement Academy Award]].<ref name="Oscars1973">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973 |title=The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 22, 2014|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
*[[52nd Academy Awards]] – Nominated for ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''. Nomination shared with [[William A. Fraker]] and [[Gregory Jein]]. Lost to ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''.<ref name="Oscars1980">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 |title=The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 22, 2014|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0283166|name=A. D. Flowers}}
{{Academy Award Best Visual Effects}}
{{Special Achievement Academy Award}}


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[[Category:Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners]]
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[[Category:Military personnel from Texas]]
[[Category:People from Hillsboro, Texas]]
[[Category:Special Achievement Academy Award winners]]
[[Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II]]

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