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|image            =Ray Harryhausen.jpg
|image            =Ray Harryhausen.jpg
|caption          =Ray Harryhausen in 2006
|caption          =Ray Harryhausen in 2006
|occupation      =Stop-motion animator
|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)
|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          =''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981)
|notable          =''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981)
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|wikipedia        =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen
|wikipedia        =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen
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'''Ray Harryhausen''' was an [[United States|America]]n stop-motion animator and producer. The chief protégé of [[Willis O'Brien]], the animator of ''[[wikipedia:The Lost World (1925 film)|The Lost World]]'' and ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', 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. His final film was 1981's ''[[wikipedia:Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''.
'''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 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949) - First technician
*''[[Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1949) - First technician
*''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953) - Special effects [with Willis Cook, [[Eugene Lourie|Eugène Lourié]], and George Lofgren]
*''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953) - Technical effects creator
*''[[King Kong (unmade Hammer film)|King Kong]]'' (1966) - Stop-motion technician [with [[wikipedia:Jim Danforth|Jim Danforth]] and [[wikipedia:David W. Allen|David Allen]]; unproduced]
*''[[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===
===Actor===
*''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998) as man at party
*''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (1998) as man at party
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*''Film Fantasy Scrapbook'' (1972)
*''Film Fantasy Scrapbook'' (1972)
*''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' (2003) [with Tony Dalton]
*''Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life'' (2003) [with Tony Dalton]
*''[[Kong Unbound]]'' (2005) ["Preface"]
*''[[Kong Unbound]]'' (2005) [preface]
*''The Art of Ray Harryhausen'' (2006) [with Tony Dalton]
*''The Art of Ray Harryhausen'' (2006) [with Tony Dalton]
*''A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman'' (2008) [with Tony Dalton]
*''A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman'' (2008) [with Tony Dalton]
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<gallery widths="120" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
<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]]''
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)
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==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==
==Trivia==
*A G-Team officer named Harryhausen played by Shauna Rappold appears in the [[2019]] film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.
*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}}
{{Real People}}
{{Comments}}
{{Comments}}

Latest revision as of 19:43, 19 June 2023

Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen in 2006
Born June 29, 1920
Los Angeles, California,
United States
Died May 7, 2013 (aged 92)
London, England[1]
Occupation Stop motion animator
First work How to Bridge a Gorge (1942)
Notable work Clash of the Titans (1981)
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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

Actor

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

Videos

Ray Harryhausen is interviewed for "The Rhedosaurus And The Rollercoaster: Making The Beast"

Trivia

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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 McLellan, Dennis (7 May 2013). "Ray Harryhausen dies at 92; special-effects legend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. Boorman, John; Donohue, Walter (16 November 2006). The Director's Cut: The Best of Projections. Faber & Faber. p. 181. ISBN 978-0571233151.
  3. Faraci, Devin (1 July 2013). "Guillermo Del Toro On Classic Kaiju And Why Pacific Rim Doesn't Feature Robots". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

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