Alex Weldon
Alex C. Weldon (b. 1914 in Budapest , † January 10, 2004 in Jamestown , New York ) was an American film technician and specialist in special effects who was twice nominated for the Oscar for best visual effects .
biography
Weldon began working for special camera effects at Dangerous Passage (1944) in the mid- 1940s and was involved in the creation of over 30 films through 1980.
At the 1970 Academy Awards , he and Eugène Lourié were nominated for the first time for the Oscar for the best visual effects, namely for Krakatoa - The Greatest Adventure of the Last Century (1969). He received another nomination in this category in 1971 for Patton - Rebel in Uniform (1970).
Other well-known films with special visual effects designed by him were Escape in Chains (1958), Papillon (1973), The Wind and the Lion (1975) and Star Trek: The Movie (1979). In the film The Wind and the Lion he also appeared in the role of US Secretary of War Elihu Root . He has worked with well-known film directors such as Stanley Kramer , Bernard L. Kowalski , Franklin J. Schaffner , John Milius and Robert Wise during his career .
Web links
- Alex Weldon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice , accessed on June 30, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weldon, Alex |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weldon, Alex C. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technician and special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2004 |
| Place of death | Jamestown , New York |