Hans Frederick Koenekamp (December 3, 1891 – September 12, 1992) was an American

special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual wor ...

s artist and

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. He was nominated for an Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Best Special Effects for the film ''Air Force (film), Air Force'' (1943). He worked on more than 90 films during his career. Cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp (1922–2017) was his son.

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* ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'' (1914) * ''Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 film), Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) * ''The Stage Hand'' (1920) * ''The Fall Guy (1921 film), The Fall Guy'' (1921) * ''The Bell Hop'' (1921) * ''The Sawmill'' (1922) * ''The Show (1922 film), The Show'' (1922) * ''The Agent (1922 film), The Agent'' (1922) * ''No Wedding Bells'' (1923) * ''The Girl in the Limousine'' (1924) * ''Kid Speed'' (1924) * ''The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), The Wizard of Oz'' (1925) * ''Stop, Look and Listen (film), Stop, Look and Listen'' (1926) * ''Spuds (film), Spuds'' (1927) * ''China Clipper (1936 film), China Clipper'' (1936) * ''Air Force (film), Air Force'' (1943) * ''Spencer's Mountain'' (1963)

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* 1891 births 1992 deaths American cinematographers Special effects people People from Denison, Iowa American centenarians Men centenarians {{US-cinematographer-stub

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