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Willis O'Brien

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Willis O'Brien

Birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Death
8 Nov 1962 (aged 76)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Deodora Hall South, Section W, Niche 15 (near the top of the wall).
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Motion Picture Special-Effects Director. A pioneer of stop-motion animation, he created the legendary effects for "King Kong" (1933) and won an Academy Award for "Mighty Joe Young" (1949). His other films include "The Lost World" (1925) and its 1960 remake, "Son of Kong" (1933), "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1935), and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963). O'Brien was the mentor of Ray Harryhausen, who became a leading stop-motion animator himself.
Motion Picture Special-Effects Director. A pioneer of stop-motion animation, he created the legendary effects for "King Kong" (1933) and won an Academy Award for "Mighty Joe Young" (1949). His other films include "The Lost World" (1925) and its 1960 remake, "Son of Kong" (1933), "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1935), and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963). O'Brien was the mentor of Ray Harryhausen, who became a leading stop-motion animator himself.

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  • Originally Created by: Bobb Edwards
  • Added: Jul 10, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9080805/willis-o'brien: accessed ), memorial page for Willis O'Brien (2 Mar 1886–8 Nov 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9080805, citing Chapel Of The Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.