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Paul Blaisdell (July 21, 1927 – July 10, 1983) was an American painter, sculptor and visual effects creator, best remembered for his work in science fiction and horror B movies of the 1950s.
Actor: Day the World Ended. Sketch artist, fine arts painter, sculptor and monster maker Paul Blaisdell was born July 21, 1927, in Newport, Rhode Island, and grew up in Quincy, Massachussetts. He sketched alien monsters and constructed model airplane kits in his childhood days.
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Oct 29, 2018 · Unless, of course, you happen to be a huge Roger Cormanfan, the name Paul Blaisdell may be lost on you. This is a very sad thing given the many famous monsters Blaisdell created for Corman’s nutty cinematic flicks and other popular sci-fi/horror low-budget B-movies of the 50s and 60s.
Sep 2, 2017 · Blaisdell was a special-effects and makeup artist who worked predominantly for the now-defunct American International Pictures between the mid-1950s to the early ’60s. Without the luxury of generous budgets or lengthy production schedules, Paul was nothing short of a miracle worker.
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Sep 22, 2012 · The Life and Legacy of Monster Maker Paul Blaisdell. Paul Blaisdell didn’t start out as a monster maker; he started out repairing typewriters. At the time of his death in 1983, he was working as a handyman in Topanga Canyon, doing odd jobs to earn money to buy groceries.
Jan 15, 2023 · Sketch artist, fine arts painter, sculptor and monster maker Paul Blaisdell was born July 21, 1927, in Newport, Rhode Island. He grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts where he sketched alien monsters and constructed model airplane kits in his childhood days.
Nov 21, 1996 · Paul Blaisdell was the man behind the monsters in such movies as The She Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Not of This Earth, It! Terror from Beyond Space and many others. Working in primarily low-budget films, Blaisdell was forced to rely on greasepaint, guts and, most importantly, an unbounded imagination for his creations.
