Alex Weldon (1915-2004)

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Alias:
Alex C. Weldon
Alex Welden

Birthplace:
Budapest, Hungary

Born:
January 1, 1915

Died:
January 10, 2004

Hungarian born Alex Weldon was an American special effects technician for film productions.

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Special Effects:
1953  Island in the Sky
1953  Phantom from Space
1956  The Bold and the Brave
1957  Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1958  The Defiant Ones
1959  Solomon and Sheba
1961  El Cid
1961  King of Kings
1962  The Longest Day
1963  55 Days at Peking
1964  The Fall of the Roman Empire
1965  Crack in the World
1969  Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1970  Cannon for Cordoba
1970  Patton
1971  The Horsemen
1973  Papillon
1977  Islands in the Stream
1977  Orca

Special Effects Coordinator:
1953  Island in the Sky
1953  Phantom from Space
1956  The Bold and the Brave
1957  Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1958  The Defiant Ones
1959  Solomon and Sheba
1961  El Cid
1961  King of Kings
1962  The Longest Day
1963  55 Days at Peking
1964  The Fall of the Roman Empire
1965  Crack in the World
1969  Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1970  Cannon for Cordoba
1970  Patton
1971  The Horsemen
1973  Papillon
1977  Islands in the Stream
1977  Orca
1979  Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Visual Effects:
1945  Midnight Manhunt
1945  Scared Stiff
1953  Island in the Sky
1953  Phantom from Space
1956  The Bold and the Brave
1957  Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1958  The Defiant Ones
1959  Solomon and Sheba
1961  El Cid
1961  King of Kings
1962  The Longest Day
1963  55 Days at Peking
1964  The Fall of the Roman Empire
1965  Crack in the World
1969  Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1970  Cannon for Cordoba
1970  Patton
1971  The Horsemen
1973  Papillon
1977  Islands in the Stream
1977  Orca
1979  Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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