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Ray Harryhausen
[1920-2013]
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official Ray Harryhausen website
Ray Harryhausen entry at Wikipedia
lifelong best friend of Ray Bradbury
Ray Harryhausen credits [since 1942] at Internet Movie Database
  | Ray Harryhausen received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award Honorary Oscar® in 1992 |
He also received
4 awards (1975-2006) from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
2 Annie Awards (1991 & 2003) from the International Animated Film Society
and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Works By & About Ray Harryhausen
search books by & about Ray Harryhausen at Amazon
 | "Aliens, Dragons, Monsters and Me: The Fantasy World of Ray Harryhausen" documentary [Disney Channel 1986] Directed by Richard Jones; narrated by Gary Owens; featuring Ray Harryhausen, lifelong friend Ray Bradbury & actor Kerwin Mathews DVD/Blu-ray not available; Midwich Ent. color VHS [1/93] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
 | "The Harryhausen Chronicles" [A.M.C. TV documentary Jan 1998] Produced & directed by critic & historian Richard Schickel WEA color DVD [7/2002] for $15.78 WEA color VHS [7/2002] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
 | "Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life" [2004] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton, Foreword by Ray Bradbury Billboard Books 11½x10 hardcover [4/2004] for $33.00 |
 | "The Art of Ray Harryhausen" [2006] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton, Foreword by Peter Jackson Watson-Guptill 11x9½ pb [12/2008] for $19.77 Billboard Books 11½x10 hardcover [4/2006] for $36.50 |
 | "A Century of Stop-Motion Animation: From Melies To Aardman" [2008] by Ray Harryhausen & Tony Dalton Watson-Guptill 11½x9¾ hardcover [11/2008] for $31.50 |
"Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan" [indep Nov 2012] 
 | 90-minute color documentary feature written & directed by Gilles Penso; featuring admirers Rick Baker, Ray Bradbury, Tim Burton, James Cameron, Randy Cook, Tony Dalton, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, Terry Gilliam, Vanessa Harryhausen, Peter Jackson, Steve Johnson, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, John Landis, John Lasseter, Dennis Muren, Vincenzo Natale, Nick Park, Ken Ralston, Henry Selick, Steven Spielberg, Phil Tippet, many others
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb watch May 2012 official HD trailer [2:38] at YouTube |
Collections & Selected Films
Ray Harryhausen credits [since 1942] at Internet Movie Database
browse Ray Harryhausen DVDs on Amazon
 | "The Harryhausen Sci-Fi Collection"
DVD version includes "It Came From Beneath The Sea" [1955], "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956], "20 Million Miles To Earth" [1957], "Jules Verne's Mysterious Island" [1961] & "H.G. Wells' First Men In The Moon" [1964] Sony color DVD [11/2004] for $43.49 VHS version includes "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956], "20 Million Miles To Earth" [1957], "The Three Worlds of Gulliver" [1960] & exclusive interview with Ray Harryhausen Columbia/Tristar color VHS [4/96] 3 tapes for $18.30 |
 | "The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Monster Series" [2004] Sony Pictures color DVD set [12/2004] 5 disks for $43.99 includes "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" [1958] starring Kerwin Mathews; "The 3 Worlds of Gulliver" [1960] starring Kerwin Mathews; "Jason and The Argonauts" [1963] starring Todd Armstrong; "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" [1974] starring John Phillip Law; and "Sinbad and The Eye of The Tiger" [1977] starring Patrick Wayne; extras include trailers, interviews, featurettes |
 | "The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen: Legendary Science Fiction Series" [2004]
Sony Pictures color DVD set [11/2004] 5 disks for $43.99 includes "It Came From Beneath The Sea" [1955]; "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956]; "20 Million Miles To Earth" [1957]; "Jules Verne's Mysterious Island" [1961]; and "H.G. Wells' First Men In The Moon" [1964]; extras include trailers, photo gallery, featurettes |
 | "Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection" [2005]
Sparkhill color DVD [2/2005] 2 disks for $29.95 includes "Mother Goose Stories" [1946], five fairy tales (1949-58 & 2002), tests & experiments, commercials, "How To Bridge A Gorge" [1942], and "Guadalcanal"; extras include tributes, image galleries & 11 featurettes collection credits at IMDb |
 | "Ray Harryhausen Gift Set" [2005] includes booklet & three feature films: "It Came From Beneath The Sea" [1955], "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956], and "20 Million Miles To Earth" [1957] Sony b&w DVD set [12/2005] 3 disks for $44.99 |
 | "The Ray Harryhausen Collection" on Blu-ray [2008]
Sony Pictures color/b&w Blu-ray set [10/2008] 4 disks for $74.99 includes four feature films: "It Came From Beneath The Sea" [1955]; "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956]; "20 Million Miles To Earth" [1957]; and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" [1958] starring Kerwin Mathews |
"Mighty Joe Young" [1949]
"It Came From Beneath The Sea" [1955]
"Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" [1956]
"20 Million Miles To Earth" [1957]
"The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" [1958] starring Kerwin Mathews
"The 3 Worlds of Gulliver" [1960] starring Kerwin Mathews
"Jules Verne's Mysterious Island" [1961]
"Jason and The Argonauts" [1963] starring Todd Armstrong
"H.G. Wells' First Men In The Moon" [1964]
"One Million Years B.C." [1966]
"The Valley of Gwangi" [1969]
"The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" [1974] starring John Phillip Law
"Sinbad and The Eye of The Tiger" 1977] starring Patrick Wayne
Links
official Ray Harryhausen website
lifelong best friend of Ray Bradbury [1920-2012]
MR's 'Tribute to Ray Harryhausen' fansite
Ray Harryhausen credits [since 1942] at Internet Movie Database
Ray Harryhausen 2012 interview & slideshow at Empire Magazine
here on Magic Lantern's Ray Harryhausen [1920-2013] Page
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