A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Oakland, California
Born:
March 2, 1886
Died:
November 8, 1962
Willis O'Brien was an American special effects pioneer in the field of stop-motion animation.
Cinematography:
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
Director:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1931 Creation
Idea:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1931 Creation
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Original Story:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1931 Creation
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla
Special Effects:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1925 The Lost World
1931 Creation
1956 The Animal World
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla
Special Effects Supervisor:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1925 The Lost World
1931 Creation
1956 The Animal World
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1957 The Black Scorpion
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla
Visual Effects:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1925 The Lost World
1931 Creation
1933 King Kong
1933 The Son of Kong
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii
1949 Mighty Joe Young
1956 The Animal World
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1957 The Black Scorpion
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 The Lost World
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla
Writer:
1915 Morpheus Mike
1915 The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy
1916 Prehistoric Poultry
1917 R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
1918 The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
1920 Along the Moonbeam Trail
1925 The Lost World
1931 Creation
1933 King Kong
1933 The Son of Kong
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii
1949 Mighty Joe Young
1956 The Animal World
1956 The Beast of Hollow Mountain
1957 The Black Scorpion
1959 The Giant Behemoth
1960 The Lost World
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla
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