Biography
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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.
Filmography
all 89
Movies 89
Director 2
self 1
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Prize (1963)
Movie
Visual Effects
How the West Was Won (1962)
Movie
6
Visual Effects
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
Movie
Special Effects
Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
Movie
Special Effects
Cimarron (1960)
Movie
Special Effects
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Movie
Special Effects
Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
Special Effects
North by Northwest (1959)
Movie
6.11
Special Effects
Green Mansions (1959)
Movie
Special Effects
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Movie
Special Effects
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Movie
Special Effects
Gun Glory (1957)
Movie
Special Effects
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Movie
Special Effects
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Movie
6
Special Effects
The Great American Pastime (1956)
Movie
Special Effects
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Movie
Special Effects
High Society (1956)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Gaby (1956)
Movie
Special Effects
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Movie
Special Effects
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Movie
Special Effects
Her Twelve Men (1954)
Movie
Special Effects
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Movie
4
Special Effects
Executive Suite (1954)
Movie
Special Effects
Rose Marie (1954)
Movie
Special Effects
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Bright Road (1953)
Movie
Special Effects
Jeopardy (1953)
Movie
Special Effects
I Love Melvin (1953)
Movie
Special Effects
Battle Circus (1953)
Movie
Special Effects
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Movie
7
Special Effects
Desperate Search (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Fearless Fagan (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Glory Alley (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Carbine Williams (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Movie
6.91
Special Effects
The Wild North (1952)
Movie
Special Effects
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
Quo Vadis (1951)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
The Strip (1951)
Movie
6
Special Effects
The Tall Target (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
Inside Straight (1951)
Movie
Special Effects
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
Kim (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
To Please a Lady (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Movie
5.5
Special Effects
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
Movie
Special Effects
Adam's Rib (1949)
Movie
6.13
Special Effects
The Stratton Story (1949)
Movie
Special Effects
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
Movie
Special Effects
Desire Me (1947)
Movie
Special Effects
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Movie
Special Effects / Visual Effects
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Movie
Special Effects
Lady in the Lake (1946)
Movie
Special Effects
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
Movie
Special Effects
They Were Expendable (1945)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Son of Lassie (1945)
Movie
5
Visual Effects
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Movie
Special Effects
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Movie
Visual Effects
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
Movie
Special Effects
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Movie
6
Special Effects
An American Romance (1944)
Movie
Special Effects
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Movie
Special Effects
The Man from Down Under (1943)
Movie
Special Effects
Bataan (1943)
Movie
Special Effects
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Movie
Special Effects
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Movie
4.2
Special Effects
Comrade X (1940)
Movie
Special Effects
Boom Town (1940)
Movie
Special Effects
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Movie
5.77
Special Effects
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Movie
Special Effects
Test Pilot (1938)
Movie
Art Direction
Captains Courageous (1937)
Movie
5
Assistant Art Director
The Good Earth (1937)
Movie
Assistant Art Director
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Movie
4.33
Art Direction
Operator 13 (1934)
Movie
Art Direction
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Movie
4.17
Art Direction
Laughing Boy (1934)
Movie
Special Effects
Night Flight (1933)
Movie
6.17
Settings
The Crowd (1928)
Movie
2
Set Designer
Buttons (1927)
Movie
Art Direction
Upstage (1926)
Movie
Settings
La Bohème (1926)
Movie
4
Settings
The Blackbird (1926)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Adam's Rib (1923)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.26
Based on 1.39 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1923
1943
1951
1944
1990
Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1899-10-14
Deathday1978-05-03 (78 years old)
Birth NameAlbert Arnold Gillespie
Birth PlaceEl Paso, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Arnold Gillespie , Buddy Gillespie, Albert Arnold Gillespie , A.Arnold Gillespie
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Special Effects
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