Ray Harryhausen

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  • Born

    Los Angeles, California

  • Experimenting

    After King Kong Ray began experimenting with maironettes and stop-motion animations

  • Willis O'Brien

    At age 18 Ray met noted animator Willis O'Brien
  • Period: to

    U.S Army

    Served in the U.S army making films for the war effort.
    How To Bridge A Gorge being one of the films.

  • First animation job

    working on " puppetoons " - short films

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young
    Ray was contacted by Willis O'Brian to help on Mighty Joe Young
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  • The Story of 'Little Red Riding Hood'

    1st of his fairy tales

  • The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel'

    The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel'
    2nd of his fairy tales
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  • The Story of 'Rapunzel'

    3rd of his fairy tales

  • The beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    worked on

  • The Story of 'King Midas'

    4th of his fairy tales

  • It Came From Beneath The Sea

    Worked on

  • Best Known For...

    Best Known For...
    The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
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  • Mysterious Island

    Mysterious Island
    Worked on
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  • One million Years B.C

    One million Years B.C
    Worked on
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  • Best Known For...

    The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

  • Best Known For...

    Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

  • Retired

    Mid 1980's
    Still worked on small Projects

  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans
    Worked on special effects
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  • Academy Award

    Gordon E. Sawyer Award

  • The Story of 'The Tortoise and the hare'

    5th and final of his fairy tales

  • Death