Former local animator Danny Taylor obituary

Danny Gordon Taylor (formerly of Hyattsville) Dead: Oscar-Nominated VFX Artist Was 69 | Hollywood Reporter

8/7/2019 by Mike Barnes

"Raised in Tonawanda, New York, near Buffalo, Taylor worked for WDCA-TV 20 in Washington before launching Taylor Made Images in Hyattsville, Maryland. At his company from 1983-91, he did traditional animation and VFX work for clients including DuPont, PBS, Sam Raimi, the IRS and the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as a feature film, Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990). ... "

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/danny-gordon-taylor-dead-oscar-nominated-vfx-artist-was-69-1230130

Thanks to Michael Cavna for the tip