Frank Van der Veer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American optical and visual special effects artist
Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1921
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 07-Jan-1982
Profession: artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Frank Van der Veer
- Frank Van der Veer (June 2, 1921 - January 7, 1982) was an American optical and visual special effects artist who won (and shared) a Special Achievement Academy Award at the 49th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for the film King Kong (1976).
- His career spanned over three decades from the 1950s until his death in the early 1980s, having participated in the Hollywood special effects industry with such other films as The Towering Inferno (1974), Killer Bees (1974), Logan's Run (1976), Star Wars (1977), 1941 (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Conan the Barbarian (1982). Frank Van der Veer was the son of the American cinematographer Willard Van der Veer (1894-1963).
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