A. Arnold Gillespie
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A. Arnold Gillespie was a renowned Hollywood special effects artist best known for his pioneering miniature and visual effects work at MGM during the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. Arnold Gillespie canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film professional
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special effects artist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A. Arnold Gillespie
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Arnold Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Special Effects
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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer |
MGM Studios
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios art and special effects department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
special effects
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visual effects ⓘ |
| fullName | Albert Arnold Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | feature films ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood
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surface form:
Hollywood film industry
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| influenced | later generations of visual effects artists ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to the development of studio special effects departments
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developed large-scale miniature water and sea effects ⓘ pioneered advanced miniature photography techniques ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of miniatures in motion pictures
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pioneering miniature effects ⓘ visual effects at MGM ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ben-Hur (1959 film)
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wizard of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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special effects artist ⓘ visual effects artist ⓘ |
| workedWithStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Culver City, California
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Hollywood ⓘ |
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