title: Fred Knoth
text: # Fred Knoth
  
  Fred Knoth (September 12, 1907 – November 1990) was a special effects artist who was the longtime special effects head of Universal Studios. He won a 1955 Academy Award for Technical Achievement with Orien Ernest for "the development of a hand portable, electric, dry oil-fog machine".
  
  Knoth was a graduate of the University of Colorado where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity.
  
  