1939Winner
Best Performance
The Wizard of Oz
A. Arnold Gillespie
Actor · Director
El Paso, Texas, USA
October 14, 1899
Biography
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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1959Winner
Best Performance
Ben-Hur
1959Winner
Best Performance
North by Northwest
Career Highlights
1956Highlight
Best Performance
Forbidden Planet
1956Highlight
Best Performance
High Society
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The Wizard of Oz
Ben-Hur
North by Northwest