A. Arnold Gillespie
Known for: Crew
Born: October 14, 1899
Died: May 3, 1978
Place of birth: El Paso, Texas, USA
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.
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Filmography
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8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
5.7
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
6.7
The Prize
1963
7.1
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
6.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
5.1
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
6.2
Cimarron
1960
6.5
Bells Are Ringing
1960
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959
8.0
North by Northwest
1959
5.7
Green Mansions
1959
5.3
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
6.2
Gun Glory
1957
5.6
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
6.3
The Wings of Eagles
1957
6.3
Jailhouse Rock
1957
7.0
The Great American Pastime
1956
5.4
The Opposite Sex
1956
6.3
The Power and the Prize
1956
6.8
High Society
1956
7.3
Gaby
1956
7.3
Forbidden Planet
1956
4.9
Jupiter's Darling
1955
6.3
Green Fire
1954
6.1
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
5.9
Her Twelve Men
1954
7.1
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
7.1
Executive Suite
1954
4.5
Rose Marie
1954
6.1
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
6.1
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
5.8
Young Bess
1953
6.5
Bright Road
1953
6.7
Jeopardy
1953
6.2
I Love Melvin
1953
6.0
Battle Circus
1953
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
6.0
Desperate Search
1952
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952
5.2
Fearless Fagan
1952
5.9
Glory Alley
1952
7.0
Scaramouche
1952
5.2
Young Man with Ideas
1952
6.6
Carbine Williams
1952
6.2
Talk About a Stranger
1952
6.7
Invitation
1952
6.9
The Wild North
1952
5.6
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
7.1
Quo Vadis
1951
7.0
Angels in the Outfield
1951
5.4
Texas Carnival
1951
5.9
The Strip
1951
6.9
The Tall Target
1951
4.5
Soldiers Three
1951
4.9
Inside Straight
1951
5.8
Three Guys Named Mike
1951
5.9
The Magnificent Yankee
1950
5.5
Watch the Birdie
1950
6.5
Kim
1950
6.5
To Please a Lady
1950
6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950
6.7
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
7.6
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
6.9
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
7.2
The Outriders
1950
7.1
Adam's Rib
1949
6.7
The Stratton Story
1949
5.2
The Kissing Bandit
1948
6.5
Desire Me
1947
7.0
The Hucksters
1947
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
6.3
Green Dolphin Street
1947
6.1
Lady in the Lake
1946
6.8
Up Goes Maisie
1946
6.6
The Harvey Girls
1946
6.5
They Were Expendable
1945
6.2
Son of Lassie
1945
7.0
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
6.7
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
6.0
Mrs. Parkington
1944
6.6
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
6.7
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
6.1
An American Romance
1944
6.7
A Guy Named Joe
1944
7.0
The Man from Down Under
1943
6.4
Bataan
1943
7.1
Mrs. Miniver
1942
6.4
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
6.1
Comrade X
1940
7.0
Boom Town
1940
7.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939
6.0
Too Hot to Handle
1938
6.1
Test Pilot
1938
7.4
Captains Courageous
1937
6.3
The Good Earth
1937
7.4
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
5.9
Operator 13
1934
6.6
Tarzan and His Mate
1934
3.7
Laughing Boy
1934
5.6
Night Flight
1933
7.6
The Crowd
1928
3.7
Buttons
1927
6.5
Tell It to the Marines
1926
7.3
Upstage
1926
6.4
La Bohème
1926
6.4
The Blackbird
1926
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
6.8
Adam's Rib
1923