Roy Seawright
Roy W. Seawright (* 19th November 1905 in Los Angeles County , California ; † 30th April 1991 in Torrance , California) was an American special effects artist , who from 1940 to 1942 three times for the Oscar in the category Best Special Effects , now Best visual effects was nominated.
Life
His father was the chief architect of Hal Roachs Culver City Studios . He died in 1919 in an accident while building the complex. Roy Seawright began working as an errand boy in the said studio in 1920, later working in property management. In 1927 he became head of the Roach Animation Department . His animations have been shown in many Riach studio short films, for example in the 1934 film Revenge is Sweet , he drew a stop-motion animation sequence in which he made toy soldiers march.
In 1937 he worked as the head of the litigation department for the film Topper goes on the road , for which he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Special Effects in 1940 . In 1940 he was responsible for the photographic effects of the film Tumak, the lord of the jungle . For the film, he animated dinosaurs that were used in many other Hal Roach Studios films. For this film and the sequel to Topper goes on a journey , Topper 2 - The Ghost Castle , it was nominated two more times for an Oscar.
During World War II, he became a major in the United States Army Air Forces . He was commissioned by their film production company First Motion Picture Unit to produce special effects for military training films. He left Hal Roach after returning from the army and then worked for Eagle-Lion Films . In the 1950s, archival footage of Seawright's dinosaur animation was used in films such as Jungle Manhunt , Teenage Cave Man, and Ghost Diver . He died in 1991 at the age of 85.
Filmography
- 1927: The Glorious Fourth
- 1930: Dick and Doof's Laughing Parade (Brats)
- 1930: fat and stupid - jubilation, excitement , cheerfulness (Blotto)
- 1934: Revenge is Sweet ( Babes in Toyland)
- 1935: The Brave Scots (Bonnie Scotland)
- 1936: Dick and Doof become dads (The Bohemian Girl)
- 1937: Framing Youth
- 1937: Topper - The blonde ghost (Topper)
- 1937: Our Gang Follies of 1938
- 1938: Topper goes on a trip (Topper Takes a Trip)
- 1938: Hide and Shriek
- 1938: The Awful Tooth
- 1938: Three Men in a Tub
- 1938: Bear Facts
- 1939: Of Mice and Men (Of Mice and Men)
- 1940: The lady is the husband (Turnabout)
- 1940: Laurel & Hardy - Saps at Sea
- 1940: Tumak, the lord of the jungle (One Million BC)
- 1941: Niagara Falls
- 1941: Broadway Limited
- 1941: Topper 2 - The Haunted Castle (Topper Returns)
- 1947: The Gangster
- 1949: Drug Brigade (Port of New York)
- 1949: The Human Trap (Trapped)
- 1949: The Big Cat
Web links
- Roy Seawright in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Death Record. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on January 19, 2013 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b c Biography of Roy Seawright. Retrieved January 19, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seawright, Roy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seawright, Roy W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles County , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1991 |
| Place of death | Torrance , California |