A. Arnold Gillespie
Personal Info
Known for
Crew
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-10-14
Day of Death
1978-05-03 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
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)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
Crew
(1964)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Visual Effects
(1963)
The Prize
Visual Effects
(1962)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Visual Effects
(1962)
How the West Was Won
Visual Effects
(1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Visual Effects
(1961)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Special Effects
(1960)
Cimarron
Special Effects
(1960)
Bells Are Ringing
Special Effects
(1959)
Green Mansions
Special Effects
(1959)
North by Northwest
Special Effects
(1959)
Ben-Hur
Special Effects
(1957)
Gun Glory
Special Effects
(1957)
Jailhouse Rock
Special Effects
(1957)
Don't Go Near the Water
Special Effects
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
Special Effects
(1957)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Special Effects
(1956)
The Great American Pastime
Special Effects
(1956)
Forbidden Planet
Special Effects
(1956)
Gaby
Special Effects
(1956)
The Power and the Prize
Special Effects
(1956)
The Opposite Sex
Special Effects
(1956)
High Society
Special Effects
(1955)
Jupiter's Darling
Special Effects
(1954)
Her Twelve Men
Special Effects
(1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Special Effects
(1954)
Rose Marie
Special Effects
(1954)
Green Fire
Special Effects
(1954)
Executive Suite
Special Effects
(1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Special Effects
(1953)
Battle Circus
Special Effects
(1953)
I Love Melvin
Special Effects
(1953)
Bright Road
Special Effects
(1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Special Effects
(1953)
Young Bess
Special Effects
(1953)
Jeopardy
Special Effects
(1953)
Ride, Vaquero!
Special Effects
(1952)
Desperate Search
Special Effects
(1952)
Fearless Fagan
Special Effects
(1952)
Carbine Williams
Special Effects
(1952)
Glory Alley
Special Effects
(1952)
The Wild North
Special Effects
(1952)
Scaramouche
Special Effects
(1952)
Invitation
Special Effects
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
Special Effects
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Special Effects
(1952)
Talk About a Stranger
Special Effects
(1952)
The Merry Widow
Special Effects
(1951)
Inside Straight
Special Effects
(1951)
The Strip
Special Effects
(1951)
The Tall Target
Special Effects
(1951)
Callaway Went Thataway
Special Effects
(1951)
Quo Vadis
Special Effects
(1951)
Three Guys Named Mike
Special Effects
(1951)
Soldiers Three
Special Effects
(1951)
Angels in the Outfield
Special Effects
(1950)
Kim
Special Effects
(1950)
To Please a Lady
Special Effects
(1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead
Special Effects
(1950)
Annie Get Your Gun
Special Effects
(1950)
The Magnificent Yankee
Special Effects
(1950)
The Yellow Cab Man
Special Effects
(1950)
The Outriders
Special Effects
(1949)
The Stratton Story
Special Effects
(1949)
Adam's Rib
Special Effects
(1948)
The Kissing Bandit
Special Effects
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
Special Effects
(1947)
Desire Me
Special Effects
(1947)
Green Dolphin Street
Visual Effects, Special Effects
(1947)
The Hucksters
Special Effects
(1946)
Up Goes Maisie
Special Effects
(1946)
Lady in the Lake
Special Effects
(1945)
Son of Lassie
Special Effects
(1945)
They Were Expendable
Special Effects
(1944)
Mrs. Parkington
Special Effects
(1944)
An American Romance
Special Effects
(1944)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Visual Effects
(1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover
Special Effects
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
Visual Effects
(1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
Special Effects
(1943)
A Guy Named Joe
Special Effects
(1943)
The Man from Down Under
Special Effects
(1943)
Bataan
Special Effects
(1942)
Mrs. Miniver
Special Effects
(1942)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Special Effects
(1940)
Boom Town
Special Effects
(1940)
Comrade X
Special Effects
(1939)
The Wizard of Oz
Special Effects
(1938)
Test Pilot
Special Effects
(1938)
Too Hot to Handle
Special Effects
(1937)
Captains Courageous
Art Direction
(1937)
The Good Earth
Assistant Art Director
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Assistant Art Director
(1934)
Tarzan and His Mate
Art Direction
(1934)
Laughing Boy
Art Direction
(1934)
Operator 13
Art Direction
(1933)
Night Flight
Special Effects
(1928)
The Crowd
Settings
(1927)
Buttons
Set Designer
(1926)
Upstage
Art Direction
(1926)
Tell It to the Marines
Settings
(1926)
La Bohème
Settings
(1926)
The Blackbird
Settings
(1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Special Effects
(1923)
Adam's Rib
Special Effects