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Albert Arnold Gillespie

American cinema special effects artist (1899-1978)

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artist

Born in

El Paso

Born

October 14, 1899

Zodiac

Libra

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28,690

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78

age at death

Born
October 14, 1899 in 🇺🇸El Paso
Died
May 3, 1978 (aged 78)
Zodiac
♎︎Libra·pig 🐖
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Sun Sign

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Air

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1978
Day 28,690
Age 78

Death

May 3, 1978

Albert Arnold 'Buddy' Gillespie dies in Los Angeles, California.

1977
Day 28,203
Age 77

Academy Honorary Award

Jan 1, 1977

Receives an Academy Honorary Award for his unparalleled art direction.

1966
Day 24,185
Age 66

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1966

Nominated for 'Ship of Fools' at the Academy Awards.

1965
Day 23,820
Age 65

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1965

Nominated for 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' at the Academy Awards.

1963
Day 23,089
Age 63

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1963

Nominated for 'Mutiny on the Bounty' at the Academy Awards.

1957
Day 20,898
Age 57

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1957

Nominated for 'Lust for Life' at the Academy Awards.

Day 20,898
Age 57

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1957

Nominated for 'The Opposite Sex' at the Academy Awards.

Day 20,898
Age 57

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1957

Nominated for 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' at the Academy Awards.

1953
Day 19,437
Age 53

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1953

Nominated for 'The Merry Widow' at the Academy Awards.

1952
Day 19,071
Age 52

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1952

Nominated for 'An American in Paris' at the Academy Awards.

1951
Day 18,706
Age 51

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1951

Nominated for 'The Asphalt Jungle' at the Academy Awards.

1949
Day 17,976
Age 49

Academy Award Nomination

Jan 1, 1949

Nominated for 'The Pirate' at the Academy Awards.

1945
Day 16,515
Age 45

Academy Award

Jan 1, 1945

Wins Academy Award for 'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'.

1944
Day 16,149
Age 44

Academy Award

Jan 1, 1944

Wins Academy Award for 'Phantom of the Opera'.

1942
Day 15,419
Age 42

Academy Award

Jan 1, 1942

Wins Academy Award for 'Reap the Wild Wind'.

1924
Day 8,844
Age 24

Career at MGM

Jan 1, 1924

Begins long career as a special effects artist at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

1920
Day 7,383
Age 20

Early Career

Jan 1, 1920

Starts working in the film industry.

1899
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

Oct 14, 1899

Albert Arnold Gillespie is born in El Paso, Texas.