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Alvy Ray Smith III (born September 8, 1943) is an American computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and Pixar, participating in the 1980s and 1990s expansion of computer animation into feature film.
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| Alvy Ray Smith | Alma mater | New Mexico State University (B.S.E.E., 1965) Stanford University (M.S., 1966, Ph.D., 1970) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alvy Ray Smith | Born | Alvy Ray Smith III (1943-09-08) September 8, 1943 (age 82) Mineral Wells, Texas, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alvy Ray Smith | Known for | Pixar co-founder, Sunstone, Genesis Demo in The Wrath of Khan, The Adventures of André & Wally B., alpha channel, HSV color space, first RGB paint program | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alvy Ray Smith | Spouse | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alvy Ray Smith | Website | alvyray.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | Alvy Ray Smith's | 0.60 | section |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | Ray Smith | 0.60 | section |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | IMDbInterviewed | 0.60 | section |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | Alan Macfarlane | 0.60 | section |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | June | 0.60 | section |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | Levy | 0.60 | section |
| Alvy Ray Smith | related to External links | Steven | 0.60 | section |
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