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Gordon Jennings

Known for: Crew

Biography: 1896-06-25

Deathday: 1953-01-11 (56 years old)

Biography

Gordon Jennings, A.S.C. (1896 – 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 in 1919 in Hollywood as a 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.

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Filmography

all 77

Movies 77

Director 3

Special Effects

Gordon Jennings

Biography

Filmography

all 77

Movies 77

Director 3

Here Come the Girls (1953)

Little Boy Lost (1953)

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Stalag 17 (1953)

Scared Stiff (1953)

Shane (1953)

Road to Bali (1953)

Off Limits (1952)

Just for You (1952)

Son of Paleface (1952)

The Turning Point (1952)

Jumping Jacks (1952)

My Son John (1952)

Sailor Beware (1952)

My Favorite Spy (1951)

The Stooge (1951)

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

A Place in the Sun (1951)

The Furies (1950)

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Fancy Pants (1950)

My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)

No Man of Her Own (1950)

The Great Lover (1949)

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

My Friend Irma (1949)

The Heiress (1949)

The Great Gatsby (1949)

Sorrowful Jones (1949)

The Accused (1949)

The Paleface (1948)

Whispering Smith (1948)

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

A Foreign Affair (1948)

Hazard (1948)

The Sainted Sisters (1948)

Road to Rio (1947)

Saigon (1947)

Where There's Life (1947)

Unconquered (1947)

My Favorite Brunette (1947)

California (1947)

Calcutta (1946)

Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

The Virginian (1946)

Road to Utopia (1946)

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Kitty (1945)

Murder, He Says (1945)

A Medal for Benny (1945)

Bring on the Girls (1945)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

Going My Way (1944)

So Proudly We Hail (1943)

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

China (1943)

No Time for Love (1943)

Road to Morocco (1942)

I Married a Witch (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

The Mad Doctor (1940)

North West Mounted Police (1940)

Rulers of the Sea (1939)

Union Pacific (1939)

If I Were King (1938)

Wells Fargo (1937)

Artists & Models (1937)

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

The General Died at Dawn (1936)

Peter Ibbetson (1935)

Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

Three-Cornered Moon (1933)

Known For
Crew

Gender
Male

Birthday
1896-06-25

Deathday
1953-01-11 (56 years old)

Birth Name
Henry Gordon Jennings

Birth Place
Salt Lake City, United States

Children
John D. Jennings

Citizenships
United States

Awards
Academy Award for Best Special Effects, Scientific and Engineering Award, Academy Honorary Award, Academy Award for Technical Achievement