Gordon Jennings
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Gordon Jennings was an American special effects artist renowned for his pioneering visual effects work in mid-20th-century Hollywood science fiction and adventure films.
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| Gordon Jennings canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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special effects artist ⓘ visual effects supervisor ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century American cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Special Effects
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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for "Reap the Wild Wind" NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for "When Worlds Collide" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Cecil B. DeMille Productions
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Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| field |
special effects
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visual effects ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
adventure films
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science fiction films ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of visual effects artists ⓘ |
| knownFor | pioneering visual effects techniques ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Special Effects
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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for "The War of the Worlds" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative miniature and model work in visual effects
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pioneering visual effects work in mid-20th-century Hollywood ⓘ visual effects in adventure films ⓘ visual effects in science fiction films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aloma of the South Seas
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I Wanted Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Reap the Wild Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ Spawn of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bridges at Toko-Ri NERFINISHED ⓘ The Buccaneer (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Jungle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ten Commandments (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ When Worlds Collide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
special effects artist
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visual effects supervisor ⓘ |
| workedOn |
mechanical effects
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miniature effects ⓘ optical effects ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
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