Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen

Known for: Visual Effects
Biography: 1890-02-25
Deathday: 1962-12-11 (72 years old)

Biography

Fred Sersen (February 24, 1890 – December 11, 1962) was an American painter and cinema special effects artist working mainly at 20th Century Fox Studios from the 1930s to the 1950s with credits in over 200 movies. He won two Academy Awards for Best Effects, Special Effects (photographic), in 1940 for The Rains Came, and in 1944 for Crash Dive. An artificial lake created for the former film was named in his honor. Fred Sersen was born Ferdinand Metoděj Sršeň, February 24, 1890, in Veselí nad Moravou, then a part of Austria-Hungary, At the age of 17 he moved to the United States. He studied art at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design, the Portland Art Academy, and the San Francisco Institute of Art. His first credited film was A Connecticut Yankee (1931). In 1937 he recreated the 1871 Great Chicago Fire on the screen for the film In Old Chicago. Other notable effects for which he is credited include the fire in Hangover Square, the flying saucer in The Day the Earth Stood Still, and the sinking of the ship in Titanic.He died December 11, 1962 in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

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Movies 89

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Visual Effects
Elopement

Elopement (1951)

Movie
Visual Effects
Love Nest

Love Nest (1951)

Movie
Visual Effects
Rawhide

Rawhide (1951)

Movie
Special Effects
No Way Out

No Way Out (1950)

Movie
Visual Effects
Stella

Stella (1950)

Movie
Special Effects
Pinky

Pinky (1949)

Movie
Special Effects
The Fan

The Fan (1949)

Movie
Special Effects / Visual Effects Camera
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky (1948)

Movie
Special Effects
Moss Rose

Moss Rose (1947)

Movie
Visual Effects
Margie

Margie (1946)

Movie
Special Effects / Visual Effects
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel (1945)

Movie
6
Visual Effects
Laura

Laura (1944)

Movie
5.17
Special Effects / Visual Effects
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart (1944)

Movie
Visual Effects
Lifeboat

Lifeboat (1944)

Movie
1
Special Effects / Visual Effects
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Movie
Special Effects
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre (1943)

Movie
Special Effects
Suez

Suez (1938)

Movie
Production Design
The Big Trail

The Big Trail (1930)

Movie

Information

Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1890-02-25

Deathday
1962-12-11 (72 years old)

Birth Name
Ferdinand Sršeň

Citizenships
Cisleithania, United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Special Effects

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