10/14/1899
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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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (1990) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) Visual Effects |
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The Prize (1963) Visual Effects |
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) Visual Effects |
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How the West Was Won (1962) Visual Effects |
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) Visual Effects |
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Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961) Special Effects |
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Cimarron (1960) Special Effects |
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Bells Are Ringing (1960) Special Effects |
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Ben-Hur (1959) Special Effects |
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North by Northwest (1959) Special Effects |
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Green Mansions (1959) Special Effects |
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Don't Go Near the Water (1957) Special Effects |
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Gun Glory (1957) Special Effects |
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) Special Effects |
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The Wings of Eagles (1957) Special Effects |
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Jailhouse Rock (1957) Special Effects |
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The Great American Pastime (1956) Special Effects |
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The Opposite Sex (1956) Special Effects |
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The Power and the Prize (1956) Special Effects |
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High Society (1956) Special Effects |
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Gaby (1956) Special Effects |
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Forbidden Planet (1956) Special Effects |
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Jupiter's Darling (1955) Special Effects |
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Green Fire (1954) Special Effects |
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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) Special Effects |
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Her Twelve Men (1954) Special Effects |
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Special Effects |
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Executive Suite (1954) Special Effects |
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Rose Marie (1954) Special Effects |
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All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) Special Effects |
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Ride, Vaquero! (1953) Special Effects |
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Young Bess (1953) Special Effects |
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Bright Road (1953) Special Effects |
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Jeopardy (1953) Special Effects |
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I Love Melvin (1953) Special Effects |
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Battle Circus (1953) Special Effects |
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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Special Effects |
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Desperate Search (1952) Special Effects |
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The Merry Widow (1952) Special Effects |
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Fearless Fagan (1952) Special Effects |
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Glory Alley (1952) Special Effects |
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Scaramouche (1952) Special Effects |
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Young Man with Ideas (1952) Special Effects |
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Carbine Williams (1952) Special Effects |
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Talk About a Stranger (1952) Special Effects |
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Invitation (1952) Special Effects |
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The Wild North (1952) Special Effects |
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Callaway Went Thataway (1951) Special Effects |
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Quo Vadis (1951) Special Effects |
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Angels in the Outfield (1951) Special Effects |
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Texas Carnival (1951) Visual Effects |
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The Strip (1951) Special Effects |
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The Tall Target (1951) Special Effects |
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Soldiers Three (1951) Special Effects |
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Inside Straight (1951) Special Effects |
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Three Guys Named Mike (1951) Special Effects |
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The Magnificent Yankee (1950) Special Effects |
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Watch the Birdie (1950) Special Effects |
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Kim (1950) Special Effects |
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To Please a Lady (1950) Special Effects |
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Devil's Doorway (1950) Special Effects |
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Annie Get Your Gun (1950) Special Effects |
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The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) Special Effects |
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The Yellow Cab Man (1950) Special Effects |
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The Outriders (1950) Special Effects |
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Adam's Rib (1949) Special Effects |
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The Stratton Story (1949) Special Effects |
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The Kissing Bandit (1948) Special Effects |
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Desire Me (1947) Special Effects |
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The Hucksters (1947) Special Effects |
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The Sea of Grass (1947) Special Effects |
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Green Dolphin Street (1947) Special Effects |
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Green Dolphin Street (1947) Visual Effects |
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Lady in the Lake (1946) Special Effects |
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Up Goes Maisie (1946) Special Effects |
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The Harvey Girls (1946) Visual Effects |
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They Were Expendable (1945) Special Effects |
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Son of Lassie (1945) Special Effects |
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Special Effects |
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Visual Effects |
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Mrs. Parkington (1944) Special Effects |
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Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) Visual Effects |
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The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) Special Effects |
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An American Romance (1944) Special Effects |
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A Guy Named Joe (1944) Special Effects |
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The Man from Down Under (1943) Special Effects |
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Bataan (1943) Special Effects |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) Special Effects |
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Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) Special Effects |
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Comrade X (1940) Special Effects |
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Boom Town (1940) Special Effects |
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) Special Effects |
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Too Hot to Handle (1938) Special Effects |
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Test Pilot (1938) Special Effects |
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Captains Courageous (1937) Art Direction |
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The Good Earth (1937) Assistant Art Director |
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Assistant Art Director |
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Operator 13 (1934) Art Direction |
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Tarzan and His Mate (1934) Art Direction |
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Laughing Boy (1934) Art Direction |
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Night Flight (1933) Special Effects |
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The Crowd (1928) Settings |
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Buttons (1927) Set Designer |
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Tell It to the Marines (1926) Settings |
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Upstage (1926) Art Direction |
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La Bohème (1926) Settings |
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The Blackbird (1926) Settings |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Special Effects |
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Adam's Rib (1923) Special Effects |