Tim Baar

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Tim Baar , erroneously also called Tim Barr , (born December 27, 1912 in Chicago , United States , † March 9, 1977 in Los Angeles ) was an American special effects artist and Oscar winner .

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Nothing has been handed down about Baar's origins, training and career. Presumably, he entered the film business in the second half of the 1930s and, since the Second World War, initially worked for Universal Studios , whose horror films he was responsible for effects. After the war, when Baar was temporarily employed as head of recording or production of short films, Baar's effects enriched a number of classics of science fiction and fantasy films, including The Youngest Day , Robur, the Lord of the Seven Continents , Cecil B. DeMille 's monumental bible film The Ten Commandments and Nathan Juran's The Ruler of Cornwall .

The re-encounter with George Pal , with whom he had already worked on Judgment Day in 1951 , would prove very useful for Baar. In 1959, Baar created the various special effects for Pal's congenial H. G. Wells film The Time Machine and was awarded an Oscar in 1961 together with his colleague Gene Warren . As a result, Pal and Baar also collaborated on Pal's two follow-up productions, Die Wunderwelt der Gebrüder Grimm and Der mysteriöse Dr. Lao . With its effects for Steven Spielberg's animal shocker classic Jaws Tim Baar finished 1974 his successful career.

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SURNAME Baar, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barr, Tim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American special effects artist and Oscar winner
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1977
Place of death los Angeles