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Willis H. O'Brien
Sign in to saveAlso known as Willis O'Brien, Willis Harold O'Brien, Willis O'brien, Willis Harold O’Brien
American animator (1886–1962)
Film & TV
Oakland, California
Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation.
Known for
- King Kong: Monster and Myth — Self - Animator (archive footage)2024
- The Ghost of Slumber Mountain — Ghost of 'Mad Dick', the Hermit (uncredited)1918
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Family name
- O'Brien
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Winsor McCay Award
- Field of work
- stop-motion
- Sport
- boxing
- Image
- Willis O'Brien in 1931.jpg
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- Commons category
- Willis O'Brien
- date of birth
- 1886-03-02
- date of death
- 1962-11-10
- start of work period
- 1915-00-00
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