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   Willis Harold O'Brien (March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962), known as Obie O'Brien, was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood "was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history," and is best remembered for his work on The Lost World (1925), King Kong (1933), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) and Mighty Joe Young (1949), for which he won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

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   Willis H. O'Brien. Additional Crew: King Kong. In 1949, 16 years after his ground-breaking work on the 1933 film "King Kong", Willis O'Brien worked as Chief Technician on another gorilla film for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack titled "Mighty Joe Young".

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Oakland, California, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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   Sep 22, 2020 · In the case of the pioneer of stop motion, Willis H. O’Brien, the world was between the two most devastating conflicts in human history — the world wars — but there was a great deal of ...

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6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0639891Willis H. O'Brien - Biography - IMDb

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   Willis H. O'Brien. Additional Crew: King Kong. In 1949, 16 years after his ground-breaking work on the 1933 film "King Kong", Willis O'Brien worked as Chief Technician on another gorilla film for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack titled "Mighty Joe Young".

   • Birth Date: March 2, 1886

   • Death Date: November 8, 1962

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   Sep 9, 2012 · Several of O'Brien's later creations have predecessors in this early stop-motion pioneering gem. His animated apes in "King Kong" (1933) and "Mighty Joe Youn...

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8. www.encyclopedia.com › willis-obrienWillis Obrien | Encyclopedia.com

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   Jun 27, 2018 · Willis O'Brien. The father of "stop-motion" animation, Willis O'Brien (1886-1962) was a Hollywood special effects innovator most famous for his work using miniature models of a gorilla in King Kong. O'Brien'spioneering efforts transformed the possibilities of filmmaking, inventing a new kind of visual language later exploited by others in ...

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   Who was Willis O'Brien?

   • The father of "stop-motion" animation, Willis O'Brien (1886-1962) was a Hollywood special effects innovator most famous for his work using miniature models of a gorilla in King Kong.

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   Did Willis O'Brien make 'King Kong'?

   • In 1949, 16 years after his ground-breaking work on the 1933 film "King Kong", Willis O'Brien worked as Chief Technician on another gorilla film for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack titled "Mighty Joe Young". A young Ray Harryhausen would do most of the animation, but O'Brien did come up with the designs for the film.

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   Why did O'Brien invite Willis & Willis Jr?

   • While making one of his daily visits to the set, O'Brien, who had remained close to his two sons after his separation from his estranged wife, invited Willis Jr. and the now completely blind William with him to handle the Kong and dinosaur models.

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   What happened to O'Brien's career after King Kong?

   • O'Brien's career after King Kong was, unfortunately, very patchy. Despite the film's commercial success, it did not become any easier to launch animation projects. Son of Kong, while impressive in the effects area, falls flat in all other departments.

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    Willis “Obie” O’Brien has been an inspiration to many, conjuring up delightful worlds of fantasy and wonder. Though solitary in his life’s work, he laid the foundation that we all can build and grow upon. Peter Jackson sent this photo to us, the Bob Burns Kong side by side with Peters Kong armature. Known as the grandfather of stop ...