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|image =Ray Harryhausen.jpg | |image =Ray Harryhausen.jpg | ||
|caption =Ray Harryhausen in 2006 | |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) | |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> | |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> | ||
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|wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen | |wikipedia =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen | ||
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'''Raymond Frederick "Ray" Harryhausen''' was an [[United States|America]]n stop | '''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) - | *''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' (1953) - Technical effects creator | ||
*''[[King Kong (unmade Hammer film)|King Kong]]'' (1966) - | *''[[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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
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