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Pew pew! Dayton-native pioneered special effects for Star Wars, Indiana Jones and more
If you’ve seen any of the Star Wars, Star Trek or Indiana Jones movies from the 1980s, you’ve seen the work of Dayton-native David Berry. He was on the forefront in the early days of famed special effects firm Industrial Light and Magic. He won an Academy …