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O'Brien, Willis, 1886-1962

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Personal name headingO'Brien, Willis, 1886-1962
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Variant(s)O'Brien, Willis H., 1886-1962
O'Brien, Obie, 1886-1962
Other standard no.0000000083667003
Birth date1886-03-02
Death date1962-11-08
Field of activityCinematography--Special effects Animation (Cinematography)
Profession or occupationAnimators Illustrators
Found inThe Dinosaur and the missing link, a prehistoric tragedy [MP] 1917: credits (animator and story by Willis O'Brien)
Halliwell's Filmgoer's comp., 1980 (Willis O'Brien; b. 1886; d. 1962; American specialist in the creation of monster animals for use in stop-motion techniques)
Wallace, Edgar. Kong, 2023: title page (illustrated by Willis H. O'Brien)
Wikipedia (English), viewed February 12, 2024: Willis H. O'Brien (March 2, 1886 - November 8, 1962; known as Obie O'Brien; American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer; commissioned for The dinosaur and the missing link; remembered for his work on King Kong)