A. Arnold Gillespie
Personal Info
Know For
Crew
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-10-14 (79 years old)
Deathday
1978-05-03
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also known As
Arnold Gillespie
Buddy Gillespie
Albert Arnold Gillespie
A.Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie (October 14, 1899 – May 3, 1978) was an American cinema special effects artist. He was born on October 14, 1899 in El Paso, Texas. Gillespie joined MGM as a set designer in 1925, a year after it was founded. He was educated at Columbia University and the Arts Students League. His first project was the silent film Ben-Hur, released that same year. He worked at the studio in various capacities until 1962. In 1936, he became the head of MGM's Special Effects Department. He died on May 3, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.
Acting
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1949
as Special Effects
1928
as Settings
1946
as Special Effects
1956
as Special Effects
1949
as Special Effects
1944
as Special Effects
1943
as Special Effects
1942
as Special Effects
1959
as Special Effects
1957
as Special Effects
1953
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1955
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1947
as Special Effects
1954
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1944
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1935
as Assistant Art Director
1957
as Special Effects
1960
as Special Effects
1957
as Special Effects
1953
as Special Effects
1938
as Special Effects
1959
as Special Effects
1925
as Special Effects
1963
as Visual Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1947
as Special Effects
1961
as Special Effects
1945
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1942
as Special Effects
1926
as Art Direction
1951
as Special Effects
1940
as Special Effects
1934
as Art Direction
1957
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1947
as Visual Effects
1944
as Visual Effects
1959
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1953
as Special Effects
1937
as Art Direction
1954
as Special Effects
1953
as Special Effects
1926
as Settings
1926
as Settings
1926
as Settings
1952
as Special Effects
1954
as Special Effects
1934
as Art Direction
1939
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1954
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1953
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1956
as Special Effects
1937
as Assistant Art Director
1953
as Special Effects
1951
as Special Effects
1947
as Special Effects
1962
as Visual Effects
1948
as Special Effects
1938
as Special Effects
1943
as Special Effects
1956
as Special Effects
1923
as Special Effects
1954
as Special Effects
1954
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1956
as Special Effects
1940
as Special Effects
1933
as Special Effects
1956
as Special Effects
1943
as Special Effects
1944
as Special Effects
1962
as Visual Effects
1934
as Art Direction
1952
as Special Effects
1927
as Set Designer
1946
as Special Effects
1964
as Visual Effects
1945
as Special Effects
1957
as Special Effects
1960
as Special Effects
1956
as Special Effects
1944
as Visual Effects
1947
as Special Effects
1952
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
1962
as Visual Effects
1944
as Special Effects
1953
as Special Effects
1950
as Special Effects
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