Maurice Ayers

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Maurice Elmo Ayers (born August 28, 1913 in Kansas , † June 27, 1993 in Santa Cruz , California ) was an American film technician and special effects artist who was awarded an Oscar , Certificate II, at the 1949 Academy Awards .

biography

During his time at Paramount Pictures , inventing and building department, Ayers and his colleague Victor Caccialanza developed a plaster that made the construction of film sets easier.

At the Academy Awards in 1949 , both were honored with an Oscar in the “Science and Development” category for the development and application of Paralite, a new lightweight plaster for backdrop construction (“... for the development and application of“ Paralite ”, a new lightweight plaster process for set construction ").

In 1957 Ayers was involved in the Stanley Kramer- directed adventure drama Pride and Passion starring Cary Grant , Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren , for which he provided the special effects. That was again the case in 1966 for the romantic action drama Der Blaue Max, starring George Peppard , James Mason and Ursula Andress . Three years later, Ayers demonstrated his skills in the field again for the comedic drama Westwärts der Wind with Lee Marvin , Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg .

In 1981 he was involved in America's oldest traditional amusement park, Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania , insofar as he was jointly responsible for a new ride, the "Gold Rusher".

Award

Oscar - Science and Development Category , Class II Certificate

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maurice Ayers ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in California Death Records @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Awards for 1949 in the IMDb (English)
  3. ↑ Maurice Ayers in the IMDb (English)
  4. ↑ 21st Annual Academy Awards Results and Commentary (1949) at digitalhit.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ayers, Maurice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ayers, Maurice Elmo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film technician and special effects artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1993
Place of death Santa Cruz , California