Alex Weldon (1914 - 10 January 2004) was an American visual effects artist. He was born in
Budapest
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, graduated from
Hollywood High School and attended
UCLA
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.
He was nominated for two
Academy Awards
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in the category of
Best Visual Effects.
Selected filmography
* ''
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)''
* ''King of Kings (1961)''
* ''El Cid (1961)''
* ''The Longest Day (1961)''
* ''55 Days at Peking (1962)''
* ''The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)''
* Circus World (1964)
* Von Ryan's Express (1965)
* The Battle of the Bulge (1965)
* ''
Krakatoa: East of Java'' (1968) *
* ''
Patton
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'' (1970) *
* ''
Papillon'' (1973)
* The Wind and the Lion (1975)
* Islands in the Stream (1977)
* Orca - The Killer Whale (1977)
* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1980)
(*) Nominated for Oscar award
References
1915 births
2004 deaths
Visual effects artists
Hungarian emigrants to the United States
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