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Article Search Advanced Search Deluxe Lab's Bud Stone Dies at 80 By Staff Apr 24, 2008, 13:41 Burton "Bud" Stone, former president of Deluxe Laboratories, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Friday. He was 80. "Bud Stone was a warm, caring, generous man and a tireless contributor to our community," said Deluxe prexy-CEO Cyril Drabinsky, who succeeded Stone. Born in Englewood, N.J., Stone grew up helping out his father in a film lab during the waning days of the silent film era. After serving with the U.S. Navy, he attended Florida Southern College and then returned to New York, where he became a film editor and worked his way up through the ranks of management at several film labs. Stone was named president of Deluxe Laboratories in Hollywood in 1976 and served in that role until his retirement in 1994. Known for his activities in support of the film industry, he received the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Ken Mason Inter-Society Award at the ShoWest Conference in 2001, when he was also inducted in the ShoEast Hall of Fame. A champion of the cinematographers' craft, he was a driving force at the inception of the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards and served as co-chairman of the committee for the annual event for 17 years. Stone was also an honorary member of the ASC. Click www.variety.com for the whole story. Email this article  Printer friendly page