Biography
Gordon Jennings, A.S.C. (1896 β January 11, 1953) was an American special effects artist. He received seven Academy Awards (mainly for Best Special Effects) and was nominated for eight more in the same category. After starting 1919 in Hollywood as camera assistant he worked from 1932 until 1953 on the visual and special effects of more than 180 films. His older brother was cinematographer Devereaux Jennings (1884-1952), who filmed, for instance, Buster Keaton's monumental The General in 1926.
Filmography
all 71
Movies 71
Director 1
Special Effects
Here Come the Girls (1953)
Movie
Special Effects
Little Boy Lost (1953)
Movie
Visual Effects
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Movie
5.24
Special Effects
Stalag 17 (1953)
Movie
4
Special Effects
Scared Stiff (1953)
Movie
Visual Effects
Shane (1953)
Movie
4.33
Special Effects
Road to Bali (1953)
Movie
4.75
Special Effects
Off Limits (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Just for You (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Son of Paleface (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
The Turning Point (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Jumping Jacks (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Sailor Beware (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
My Favorite Spy (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
The Stooge (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Movie
5.67
Visual Effects
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Movie
5.25
Special Effects
Fancy Pants (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
No Man of Her Own (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
The Great Lover (1949)
Movie
Special Effects
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Movie
Special Effects
My Friend Irma (1949)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Heiress (1949)
Movie
5.5
Special Effects
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Movie
Special Effects
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Movie
4
Visual Effects
The Accused (1949)
Movie
Special Effects
The Paleface (1948)
Movie
Visual Effects
Whispering Smith (1948)
Movie
7.33
Special Effects
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Movie
6
Special Effects
A Foreign Affair (1948)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Road to Rio (1947)
Movie
3.89
Visual Effects
Saigon (1947)
Movie
Special Effects
Where There's Life (1947)
Movie
Visual Effects Director
Unconquered (1947)
Movie
Visual Effects
Desert Fury (1947)
Movie
Special Effects / Visual Effects
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Movie
6
Special Effects / Visual Effects
California (1947)
Movie
Visual Effects
Calcutta (1946)
Movie
Special Effects
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Virginian (1946)
Movie
Special Effects
Road to Utopia (1946)
Movie
4.67
Visual Effects
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
Visual Effects
Kitty (1945)
Movie
6
Visual Effects
Murder, He Says (1945)
Movie
Special Effects
A Medal for Benny (1945)
Movie
Special Effects
Going My Way (1944)
Movie
6
Special Effects / Visual Effects
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Movie
6
Special Effects
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Movie
Visual Effects
China (1943)
Movie
Visual Effects
No Time for Love (1943)
Movie
Special Effects
Road to Morocco (1942)
Movie
4.56
Special Effects
I Married a Witch (1942)
Movie
Special Effects
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Movie
Visual Effects
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Movie
Special Effects
The Mad Doctor (1940)
Movie
Visual Effects
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Movie
Visual Effects
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Movie
Special Effects
Union Pacific (1939)
Movie
Visual Effects
If I Were King (1938)
Movie
Special Effects
Wells Fargo (1937)
Movie
Special Effects
Artists & Models (1937)
Movie
Visual Effects
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Movie
4.25
Visual Effects
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
Movie
Visual Effects
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
Movie
Special Effects
Three-Cornered Moon (1933)
Movie
Special Effects
King of the Jungle (1933)
Movie
Cinematographer
Our Hospitality (1923)
Movie
4.86
Cinematographer
The Blot (1921)
Movie
6
Ratings
Average 6.35
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1943
1947
1945
1953
Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1896-06-25
Deathday1953-01-11 (56 years old)
Birth NameHenry Gordon Jennings
Birth PlaceSalt Lake City, United States of America
ChildrenJohn D. Jennings
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Special Effects, Scientific and Engineering Award, Academy Honorary Award, Academy Award for Technical Achievement
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