Ray Harryhausen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Harryhausen

American animator

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1920

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 07-May-2013

Profession: screenwriter, writer, animator, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer and producer who created a form of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation".His works include the animation for Mighty Joe Young (1949), with his mentor Willis H.
O'Brien, for which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; his first color film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), which featured a sword fight with seven skeleton warriors.
His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired. Harryhausen moved to the United Kingdom, became a dual US-UK citizen and lived in London from 1960 until his death in 2013.
During his life, his innovative style of special effects in films inspired numerous filmmakers.
In November 2016 the BFI compiled a list of those present-day filmmakers who claim to have been inspired by Harryhausen, including Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Joe Dante, Tim Burton, Nick Park, James Cameron, and Guillermo del Toro.
Others influenced by him include George Lucas, John Lasseter, John Landis, Henry Selick, J.
J.
Abrams, and Wes Anderson.