He was survived by a daughter, Kathleen McCandless of North Hollywood, CA; a son, Bill Crespinel of Manhattan, and two grandchildren.
Owner of Cinecolor, a company that developed a process for motion-picture color film that was popular with lower-budget producers and studios, as it was significantly cheaper than Technicolor and Deluxe.
Father of Lee Bennett (b. William Arthur Louvain Crespinel),.
