Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie
Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie (October 14, 1899 – May 3, 1978)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 His other most remembered achievements included "Flight Command" (1941), "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944) won the Oscar for photographic and special effects, "They Were Expendable" (1945), "Green Dolphin Street" (1947) won the Oscar for photographic and special effects, "Torpedo Run" (1958), "Ben Hur" (1959) won the Oscar for special effects, and "Mutiny On The Bounty" (1962). He died at age 78 in Los Angeles, California. Gillespie is interred at Forest Lawn-Glendale.
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