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Ray Harryhausen
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American animator (1920–2013)
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Ray Harryhausen (1920–2013) was an American film director, producer, animator, and writer. Born in Los Angeles, he began his professional career in 1939 and worked primarily in the United States. He served in World War II and received education at Los Angeles City College and the University of Southern California. Harryhausen was recognized with the Hessian Order of Merit, the Winsor McCay Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He is also recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
His published works include *Art of Ray Harryhausen*, *Dark Delicacies II : Fear*, and *Künstliche Welten*. Harryhausen was a male citizen of the United States who spoke English. He had one child and passed away in White City.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2013
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Art of Ray Harryhausen
- Ray Harryhausen
- Ray Harryhausen
- Dark Delicacies II : Fear
- Künstliche Welten
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Film & TV
Visual Effects · Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raymond "Ray" Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American visual effects creator, writer, and producer who lived in London, England, from 1960 until his death in 2013. He created a brand of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation." His most important works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young, with pioneer Willis O'Brien, which…
Known for
- El hombre que quiso ser Segundo — Self2014
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan — Self2012
- Burke & Hare — Distinguished Doctor2010
- El último truco — Self2008
- Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu — Self2008
- Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad — Self2008
- The Boneyard Collection — Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")2008
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” — Self2008
- Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune — Himself2007
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman — Self2007
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 8
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales
· 2022 · cited 11,684x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
- Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to several hundred kilobases
· 2009 · cited 10,012x
- Carbon Nanotubes--the Route Toward Applications
· 2002 · cited 9,339x
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Quotes
- “The art of motion has always intrigued me. How a body - when it throws its weight from side to side and sits down - actually sits down. What muscles interact to bring that simple movement to its conclusion. Movement is a fascinating process and each creature I have made and animated has had its own character according to its physiognomy.”
- “For some reason the creation was called a rhedosaurus, and although I can't remember where this name came from, I suspect Hal Chester or one of the writers coined it. Over the years, people have suggested that the first two letters relate to the initials of a certain animator. I have no comment.”
- “The task of instilling pathos into a creature that was, after all, an innocent victim of circumstances was something I had set myself from the outset, although I was restrained by the script... The Beast is a poor lost soul brought back to life by man and then destroyed by man. If it sounds familiar, it is. King Kong was a huge influence, as he would be in all the other creatures I would be father to.”
- “The Ymir and Kong before him are both creatures wrenched from their natural environment against their will and finally killed by man. Although these creatures must always die, they should go out with a touch of pathos.”
- “Greek and Roman mythology had never been a favourite subject of mine at school, but as I grew older I began to appreciate the legends and realize that they contained a vivid world of adventure with wonderful heroes, villains and, most importantly, lots of fantastic creatures.”
- “It seems ironic that for most of my career I have been trying to perfect smooth and life-like animation action, but for Talos (which was the longest animation section of the film), it was necessary to create a deliberately stiff and mechanical movement in keeping with a bronze statue that had sprung to life.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Raymond Frederick Harryhausen , ( 1920-06-29 ) June 29, 1920, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Died
- May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07) (aged 92), London, England
- Alma mater
- University of Southern California , Los Angeles City College
- Occupation
- Stop motion model animator
- Years active
- 1939–2010
- Spouse
- Diana Livingstone Bruce ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 )
- Website
- rayharryhausen .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he built upon the techniques of his mentor, Willis H. O'Brien, to develop a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation" and advance the field of cinematic special effects. Though not credited as a writer or director on any of the feature films he worked on, the role he played in shaping those he made during his peak years has led to him being regarded as "cinema's sole visual effects auteur," and the creatures and sequences he animated are considered some of the most iconic in the history of cinema.
Inspired by O'Brien's work on The Lost World (1925) and King Kong (1933), Harryhausen spent his adolescence developing his skills with stop motion, leading to him working under O'Brien on Mighty Joe Young (1949) and The Animal World (1956). He took charge of the animation on The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) before teaming up with producer Charles H. Schneer, with whom he would make 12 films over 26 years. These include It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), First Men in the Moon (1964), The Valley of Gwangi (1969), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), and Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired from feature filmmaking. He also created the special effects for One Million Years B.C. (1966), produced by Hammer Films.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ray Harryhausen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.