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{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
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|name =Ray Harryhausen | |name =Ray Harryhausen | ||
|image = | |image =Ray Harryhausen.jpg | ||
|caption =Ray Harryhausen | |caption =Ray Harryhausen in 2006 | ||
|occupation =Stop | |occupation =Stop motion animator | ||
|birthday =June 29, 1920 | |birthday =June 29, [[1920]] | ||
|birthplace =Los Angeles, California, [[United States]] | |birthplace =Los Angeles, California,<br>[[United States]] | ||
|death =May 7, [[2013]] (aged 92) | |||
|deathplace =[[London]], [[England]]<ref name="LosAngelesTimes">{{cite web|last=McLellan|first=Dennis|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ray-harryhausen-20130508-story.html|title=Ray Harryhausen dies at 92; special-effects legend|work=Los Angeles Times|date=7 May 2013|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref> | |||
|first =''How to Bridge a Gorge'' (1942) | |first =''How to Bridge a Gorge'' (1942) | ||
|notable =''Clash of the Titans'' (1981) | |notable =''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981) | ||
|imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366063/ | |imdb =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366063/ | ||
|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ray Harryhausen''' was an | '''Raymond Frederick "Ray" Harryhausen''' was an [[United States|America]]n stop motion animator and producer. Inspired to become a stop motion animator after seeing ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' at Sid Grauman's Theatre when he was 13,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Boorman|first1=John|last2=Donohue|first2=Walter|title=The Director's Cut: The Best of Projections|date=16 November 2006|publisher=Faber & Faber|page=181|isbn=978-0571233151}}</ref> Harryhausen made his feature film debut as the "first technician" of ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' in 1949. From there, he built a reputation as one of the country's best special effects artists, bringing to life prehistoric, mythological, and science-fiction monsters. He passed away on May 7, 2013, in [[London]], [[England]], at the age of 92.<ref name="LosAngelesTimes"/> The 2013 film ''[[wikipedia:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' was dedicated to him and director [[Ishiro Honda]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Faraci|first=Devin|url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/07/01/guillermo-del-toro-on-classic-kaiju-and-why-pacific-rim-doesnt-feature-robo|title=Guillermo Del Toro On Classic Kaiju And Why Pacific Rim Doesn't Feature Robots|work=Birth.Movies.Death|date=1 July 2013|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref> | ||
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==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
*''[[Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949) - | *''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949) - First technician | ||
* ''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953) - | *''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953) - Technical effects creator | ||
* ''[[ | *''[[King Kong (unmade Hammer film)|King Kong]]'' (1966) - Stop motion technician [unproduced; with [[wikipedia:Jim Danforth|Jim Danforth]], [[wikipedia:David W. Allen|David Allen]]] | ||
===Actor=== | |||
*''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998) as man at party | |||
* ''[[ | ==Selected bibliography== | ||
* '' | ===Author=== | ||
* '' | *''Film Fantasy Scrapbook'' (1972) | ||
* ''[[ | *''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' (2003) [with Tony Dalton] | ||
* '' | *''[[Kong Unbound]]'' (2005) [preface] | ||
* '' | *''The Art of Ray Harryhausen'' (2006) [with Tony Dalton] | ||
*''A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman'' (2008) [with Tony Dalton] | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | |||
Ray harryhausen.jpg|Harryhausen with the dragon and cyclops from ''[[wikipedia:The 7th Voyage of Sinbad|The 7th Voyage of Sinbad]]'' | |||
* ''[[ | Moore & Harryhausen in Joe.jpg|Harryhausen's cameo in ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998) | ||
</gallery> | |||
==Videos== | |||
{{Videos| | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">ftve5PT1sYI</youtube>|Ray Harryhausen is interviewed for "The Rhedosaurus And The Rollercoaster: Making The Beast"}} | |||
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==Trivia== | |||
*A G-Team officer named Harryhausen played by Shauna Rappold appears in the [[2019]] film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms}} | |||
{{Real People}} | |||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
{{Era|REL}} | {{Era|REL}} | ||
[[Category:The Real World]] | [[Category:The Real World]] | ||
[[Category:Real people]] | [[Category:Real people]] | ||
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Raymond Frederick "Ray" Harryhausen was an American stop motion animator and producer. Inspired to become a stop motion animator after seeing King Kong at Sid Grauman's Theatre when he was 13,[2] Harryhausen made his feature film debut as the "first technician" of Mighty Joe Young in 1949. From there, he built a reputation as one of the country's best special effects artists, bringing to life prehistoric, mythological, and science-fiction monsters. He passed away on May 7, 2013, in London, England, at the age of 92.[1] The 2013 film Pacific Rim was dedicated to him and director Ishiro Honda.[3]
Selected filmography
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) - First technician
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - Technical effects creator
- King Kong (1966) - Stop motion technician [unproduced; with Jim Danforth, David Allen]
Actor
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) as man at party
Selected bibliography
Author
- Film Fantasy Scrapbook (1972)
- Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life (2003) [with Tony Dalton]
- Kong Unbound (2005) [preface]
- The Art of Ray Harryhausen (2006) [with Tony Dalton]
- A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman (2008) [with Tony Dalton]
Gallery
Harryhausen with the dragon and cyclops from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Harryhausen's cameo in Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Videos
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Trivia
- A G-Team officer named Harryhausen played by Shauna Rappold appears in the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
References
This is a list of references for Ray Harryhausen. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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