Logan R. Frazee
Logan R. Frazee ( December 29, 1913 - February 9, 1996 ) was an American special effects artist.
life and work
Logan R. Frazee had worked with AD Flowers and Joe Zomar as special effects artists in film for 25 years before his name was mentioned in films. For example, he worked in the 1956 film Alarm in Space . He was mentioned from 1968 in films such as The Devil's Brigade or The Bridge of Remagen . At that time he was also acting as a special effects supervisor. He was responsible for the special effects in films such as Little Big Man , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Chinatown , Flammendes Inferno and French Connection II . He worked there with his sons Logan Z. Frazee and Terry D. Frazee together, including 1979 in 1941 - Who Do I to Hollywood . For this film, he and AD Flowers developed a device that can be used to control flight figures of model airplanes for filming. For this, the two received an Oscar for technical merit at the 1980 Academy Awards .
After retiring from the film business in 1979, he moved to Murrieta in 1979 with his wife Helen, who was married from 1934 until his death, and the family of his son Logan .
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: The Devil's Brigade (The Devil's Brigade)
- 1969: The Bridge at Remagen (The Bridge at Remagen)
- 1970: The Animals
- 1970: Little Big Man
- 1971: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
- 1971: El Capitano (Something Big)
- 1972: The Professionals (Prime Cut)
- 1973: The Son of Mandingo (Slaughter's Big Rip-Off)
- 1974: Chinatown
- 1974: Flammendes Inferno (The Towering Inferno)
- 1975: French Connection II
- 1976: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
- 1977: Black Sunday (Black Sunday)
- 1977: It burns in every corner (Fire Sale)
- 1977: The World's Greatest Lover
- 1979: 1941 - Where are you going to Hollywood (1941)
Note: Since both Logan R. Frazee and his son Logan Z. Frazee often appeared simply under the name "Logan Frazee", their filmographies are often mixed up, for example in the IMDb.
Web links
- Logan R. Frazee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Logan R. Frazee. In: Allmovie . (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Logan R Frazee. In: Fold3. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
- ↑ a b The Official Academy Awards Database. In: oscars.org. Accessed February 10, 2019 (in English, enter the name Logan Frazee in the Nominee field and start the search).
- ↑ Glenn Erickson: The Naked and the Dead. In: TrailersFromHell. September 1, 2018, accessed February 10, 2019 .
- ^ John Johnson: Cheap Tricks and Class Acts: Special Effects, Makeup, and Stunts from the Films of the Fantastic Fifties . McFarland, Jefferson 1996, ISBN 978-0-7864-0093-5 , pp. 368 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed February 10, 2019]).
- ↑ Logan Z. Frazee. In: Legacy.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Logan R. Frazee in the 1940 Census. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
- ↑ 1941 (1979). In: American Film Institute . Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
- ^ FW Evans: Part XXIX: The Crew . In: Starlog Magazine . No. 35 , June 1980, ISSN 0191-4626 , pp. 60–64 , photos pp. 62/63; Text p. 64 middle column above (English, online at Archive.org [accessed on February 10, 2019]).
- ↑ Helen Zomar Frazee. In: Legacy.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frazee, Logan R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1913 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1996 |