Ray Harryhausen

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Ray Harryhausen
Harryhausen at the Jules Verne Festival in October 2006
Born	Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (1920-06-29)June 29, 1920 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2013(2013-05-07) (aged 92) London, England
Alma mater	University of Southern California Los Angeles City College
Occupation	Stop motion model animator
Years active	1939–2010
Spouse	Diana Livingstone Bruce ​ ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	1
Website	rayharryhausen.com
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Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His works include the animation for Mighty Joe Young (1949) with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien (for which the latter won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects); his first color film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), which featured a sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired from filmmaking.

In 1960, Harryhausen moved to the United Kingdom and became a dual American-British citizen. He lived in London until his death in 2013. During his life, his innovative style of special effects in films inspired numerous filmmakers.