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Ray Harryhausen
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American animator (1920–2013)
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Raymond Harryhausen (1920–2013) was an American film director, producer, animator, and writer. Born in Los Angeles, he worked primarily in the United States and began his career in 1939. He served in World War II and was educated at Los Angeles City College and the University of Southern California. Harryhausen was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
He received the Hessian Order of Merit, the Winsor McCay Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. His notable works include *Art of Ray Harryhausen*, *Ray Harryhausen*, *Dark Delicacies II : Fear*, *Künstliche Welten*, and *Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook: Models, Artwork and Memories from 65 Years of Filmmaking*. He spoke English and had one child. He died in White City.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2013
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Art of Ray Harryhausen
- Ray Harryhausen
- Ray Harryhausen
- Dark Delicacies II : Fear
- Künstliche Welten
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raymond "Ray" Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American visual effects creator, writer, and producer who lived in London, England, from 1960 until his death in 2013. He created a brand of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation." His most important works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young, with pioneer Willis O'Brien, which…
Known for
- El hombre que quiso ser Segundo — Self2014
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan — Self2012
- Burke & Hare — Distinguished Doctor2010
- El último truco — Self2008
- Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu — Self2008
- Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad — Self2008
- The Boneyard Collection — Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")2008
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” — Self2008
- Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune — Himself2007
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman — Self2007
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Key facts
- Born
- Raymond Frederick Harryhausen , ( 1920-06-29 ) June 29, 1920, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Died
- May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07) (aged 92), London, England
- Alma mater
- University of Southern California , Los Angeles City College
- Occupation
- Stop motion model animator
- Years active
- 1939–2010
- Spouse
- Diana Livingstone Bruce ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 )
- Website
- rayharryhausen .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- White City
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Los Angeles City College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.rayharryhausen.com
- Image
- Ray Harryhausen with a Lifetime Achievement Award, 2010.png
- Number of children
- 1
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1920-06-19
- date of death
- 2013-05-07
- Commons category
- Ray Harryhausen
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- social media followers
- 15875
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Encyclopedic overview
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he built upon the techniques of his mentor, Willis H. O'Brien, to develop a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation" and advance the field of cinematic special effects. Though not credited as a writer or director on any of the feature films he worked on, the role he played in shaping those he made during his peak years has led to him being regarded as "cinema's sole visual effects auteur," and the creatures and sequences he animated are considered some of the most iconic in the history of cinema.
Inspired by O'Brien's work on The Lost World (1925) and King Kong (1933), Harryhausen spent his adolescence developing his skills with stop motion, leading to him working under O'Brien on Mighty Joe Young (1949) and The Animal World (1956). He took charge of the animation on The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) before teaming up with producer Charles H. Schneer, with whom he would make 12 films over 26 years. These include It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), First Men in the Moon (1964), The Valley of Gwangi (1969), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), and Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired from feature filmmaking. He also created the special effects for One Million Years B.C. (1966), produced by Hammer Films.
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