Bill Etra was born on 27 March 1947 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a live video pioneer and the co-inventor (with Steve Rutt) of the Rutt/Etra Video Synthesizer. He was a director and actor, known for Lady of the Lake (1974), Street Scenes (1970) and Super Vision (1976). He was married to Rozalyn Rouse. He died on 26 August 2016 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.