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Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His works include the animation for Mighty Joe Young (1949) with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien (for which the latter won the Academy Award for Best ...
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) Ray Harryhausen. When it comes to motion-picture special effects, there is only one name that personifies movie magic: Ray Harryhausen. From his debut films with George Pal to his final film, Harryhausen imbued magic and visual strength to motion-picture special effects as no other technician has, before or since.
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Jun 25, 2024 · Ray Harryhausen (born June 29, 1920, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died May 7, 2013, London, England) was an American filmmaker best known for his pioneering use of stop-motion animation effects. Harryhausen grew up in Los Angeles , acquiring a love of dinosaurs and fantasy at a young age.
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Ray Harryhausen. Actor: Spies Like Us. When it comes to motion-picture special effects, there is only one name that personifies movie magic: Ray Harryhausen. From his debut films with George Pal to his final film, Harryhausen imbued magic and visual strength to motion-picture special effects as no other technician has, before or since. Born in Los Angeles, the signature event in Harryhausen's ...
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May 7, 2013 · Visual effects master Ray Harryhausen, whose stop-motion wizardry graced such films as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, has died aged 92. The American made his models by hand and ...
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Jun 25, 2019 · Interview footage from the 2011 documentary Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan. Directed by Gilles Penso ( Frenetic Arts) Peter Jackson, whose debt to Harryhausen goes back to his earliest forays into film-making, shared his idol’s love of King Kong. As a solitary child in New Zealand, Jackson dreamed of becoming Ray Harryhausen’s ...
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Although Ray Harryhausen is sadly no longer with us, his legacy lives on through the 50,000-item strong collection of models and artwork, cared for by The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. His original concept sketches were showcased at the exhibition 'The Art of Ray Harryhausen' at Tate Britain in 2017, framed alongside the work of his inspirations, John Martin and Gustave Doré.
