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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".
Learn about the life and career of Ray Harryhausen, the pioneer of stop-motion animation and special effects in sci-fi and fantasy films. See his credits, awards, photos, videos and trivia on IMDb.
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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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The foundation preserves and exhibits the collection of Ray Harryhausen, the master of stop-motion animation. Learn about his legacy, donate, or apply for the Ray Harryhausen Awards.
- Mother Goose Stories (1946) Director Ray Harryhausen. It was much more financially rewarding to be a monster man than a fairy tale man.” Having been turned down for a job at Disney (“the best thing that could have happened to me”), Harryhausen got his first professional break working for George Pal on the Puppetoons series of stop-motion shorts he was making for Paramount.
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) Director Ernest B. Shoedsack. I had one favourite model I nicknamed Jennifer… The name came about by accident when I saw some rushes from Duel in the Sun in which Jennifer Jones’ small hands appear from behind a rock.
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) Director Eugène Lourié. The task of instilling pathos into a creature that was, after all, an innocent victim of circumstances was something I had set myself from the outset, although I was restrained by the script… The Beast is a poor lost soul brought back to life by man and then destroyed by man.
- 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Director Nathan Juran. This film brought to a close another chapter in my life. Not only was it to be the last black and white film I would make, but it was destined to be, with one later exception, the last ‘monster-on-the-rampage’ film.
May 7, 2013 · Ray Harryhausen, the animator and special-effects wizard who found ways to breathe cinematic life into the gargantuan, the mythical and the extinct, died on...
May 7, 2013 · Ray Harryhausen, who created special effects for classics like Jason and the Argonauts and One Million Years B.C., passed away in 2013 at age 92. He was hailed as the godfather of stop motion animation by many directors and fans, including Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
