Willis O'Brien
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Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer who died on November 8th 1962. He has been credited as the creator of stop-motion animation.
Biography
In his spare time, O'Brien enjoyed sculpting and illustrating which lead to his being employed as a cartoonist. During this time he also worked a variety of other jobs including a professional boxer. a 1915 short film of his, made with some of his sculptures called The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy greatley impressed innovator Thomas Edison, and he was subsequently hired by the Edison Company to produce more dinosaur films. Much later, after taking a job with RKO, O'Brien began work on a later-scrapped film entitled “Creation” by RKO Pictures studio head Merian C. Cooper, who instead offered to use his dinosaur models on his own project, King Kong, due to his being so impressed with his work.
However, he parted ways with the film's sequel, which he allegedly felt to be "cheesey", and asked not to be credited in the film.
Kaiju filmography
- King Kong (1933)
- Son of Kong (1933) (uncredited)
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