On this day, June 29, 1920, Ray Harryhausen was born.

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Ray Harryhausen


Harryhausen at the Jules Verne Festival in October 2006

Born: Raymond Frederick Harryhausen; June 29, 1920; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died; May 7, 2013 (aged 92); London, England
Website: rayharryhausen.com
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Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His works include the animation for Mighty Joe Young (1949) with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien (for which the latter won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects); his first color film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), which featured a sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired.

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Since I just posted a whole bunch of clips from The Day the Earth Stood Still in the thread about Bernard Herrmann, let's go with something from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.

Bonus trivia: starring in both films? Hugh Marlowe. Oddly, it's not his birthday.

The bell tower at 0:50 and 2:03? That's the old post office, now the location of what used to be the Trump Hotel.

Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956) Attack on Washington DC Scene
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Andy Snowslayer
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A classic from the era of Martian-invasion phobia.

More Bernard Herrmann!

Jason and the Argonauts (1963) / The Amazing Skeleton Fight (Complete)
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Todos os FIlmes que Assisti
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Título em Português: Jasão e o Velo de Ouro
Diretor: Don Chaffey
Nota no Imdb: 7.4

Thu Jun 29, 2023: On this day, June 29, 1920, Ray Harryhausen was born.

Wed Jun 29, 2022: On this day, June 29, 1920, Ray Harryhausen was born.

Mon Jun 29, 2020: Born on this day, June 29, 1920: Ray Harryhausen

What are the odds? I watched The 7th Voyage of Sinbad on Svengoolie Saturday night, not knowing that June 29 was the birthday of not just Bernard Herrmann, but of Ray Harryhausen too. I should have paid more attention to the thread in the Classic Films group:

Thu Jun 25, 2020:

TCM Schedule for Monday June 29, 2020 - 100th Birthday Tribute: Ray Harryhausen

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8:00 PM 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE ( 1958)
Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Dir: Nathan Juran Cast: Kerwin Mathews , Kathryn Grant , Richard Eyer . C- 88 mins, CC,

I tuned in late to Svengoolie, so I hadn't known it was Ray Harryhausen's birthday too.

Saturday night on MeTV- as the 100th anniversary of Ray Harryhausen’s birth approaches- we have “7th Voyage of Sinbad”- Kerwyn ( not THAT one) Matthews and cool stop- motion! 8 pm e/p, 7 c- direct from the top secret Sven Cave!

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1. The Giant Talos Statue ....

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2. Jason fights the seven-headed Hydra ...

(The Children of the Hydra's Teeth are the skeletons in the famous battle scene)