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Subjects: Special effects
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A. Arnold Gillespie manuscript1964 - 1966 (inclusive)
0.5 linear ft. of papers
Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie was a American special effects expert and art director employed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1925 to 1965. He came to Hollywood in the early 1920s and by 1925 he was working as a set designer and art director at the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio under the supervision of Cedric Gibbons. The studio made him head of the special effects department in 1936. Gillespie became known for his extensive work and expertise with miniatures. He received 12 Academy Award nominations, three of which resulted in Oscars: THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944), GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (1947), and BEN-HUR (1959). He shared a 1963 Class III Academy Scientific Award with Douglas Shearer for the development of an improved background process projection system. - 2
A. Arnold Gillespie photographs1936 - 1965 (inclusive)
4.5 linear ft. of photos
Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie was a American special effects expert and art director employed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1925 to 1965. He came to Hollywood in the early 1920s and by 1925 he was working as a set designer and art director at the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio under the supervision of Cedric Gibbons. The studio made him head of the special effects department in 1936. Gillespie became known for his extensive work and expertise with miniatures. He received 12 Academy Award nominations, three of which resulted in Oscars: THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944), GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (1947), and BEN-HUR (1959). He shared a 1963 Class III Academy Scientific Award with Douglas Shearer for the development of an improved background process projection system. - 3
Bill Taylor papers1951 - 2009 (inclusive)
34 linear ft. of papers
Bill Taylor was an American visual effects supervisor and cinematographer active in film from 1965 to 2020. - 4
Byron Haskin material1950 - 1984 (inclusive)
4 linear ft. of papers
Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He is remembered for directing 1953's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. - 5
Cinefantastique magazine records1951 - 2004 (inclusive)
63 linear ft. of papers
16 linear ft. of photos
178 item(s) of artworks
Cinefantastique was an American film periodical covering the genres of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. It grew from its roots as a fanzine in 1967, into a quarterly magazine from publisher/editor Frederick S. Clarke beginning in 1970. - 6David A. Grafton technical memoranda1978 - 1991 (inclusive)
2 folder(s) of papers - 7
Fred Sersen papers1924 - 1956 (inclusive)
0.4 linear ft. of papers
1.25 linear ft. of photos
71 item(s) of artworks - 8Line-up sheet for PREDATOR 21989 - 1989 (inclusive)
1 folder(s) of papers - 9
Linwood G. Dunn papers1902 - 2001 (inclusive)
43 linear ft. of papers
201 item(s) of artworks
Linwood G. Dunn was a special effects technician and cinematographer active in film from 1923 through the 1970s. He worked at RKO from 1929 through 1957 as cameraman, cinematographer, and eventually head of the Photographic Effects Department. In 1944, Dunn invented the Acme-Dunn Optical Printer. In 1946, Dunn founded Film Effects of Hollywood, a specialized studio and laboratory which expanded operations during the 1960s. The Linwood Dunn Theater in the Academy’s Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California is named in his honor. - 10Ray Harryhausen negatives(inclusive)
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Robert Skotak papers1958 - 1985 (inclusive)
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Roderick T. Ryan papers1924 - 2001 (inclusive)
19.5 linear ft. of papers
Roderick T. Ryan was an American photographer who received an honorary Oscar for technological contributions to the film industry that included creating a film processor for use in special effects. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Ryan in 2000 with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, named for the late motion picture sound director. Previously, the Academy had given Ryan a technical award for developing a special effects optical film processor. - 13Sigmund Nesselroth artwork and other material1930 - 1946 (inclusive)
5 linear ft. of papers
1 linear ft. of photos - 14Warren S. Eaton scrapbook1924 - 1924 (inclusive)
1 item(s) of papers
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