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Albert Arnold Gillespie

American cinema special effects artist (1899-1978)

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Occupation

artist

Born in

El Paso

Born

October 14, 1899

Zodiac

Libra

28,691

days lived

78

age at death

Born
October 14, 1899 in 🇺🇸El Paso
Died
May 3, 1978 (aged 78)
Zodiac
♎︎Libra·pig 🐖
Updated Jul 2026

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Sun Sign

Libra♎︎

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Moon Sign

Aquarius♒︎

Dominant Element

Air

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Planetary positions calculated for October 14, 1899

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1978
Day 28,690
Age 78

Death

Confidence
96%
May 3, 1978

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

1977
Day 28,203
Age 77

Academy Honorary Award

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1977

Receives an Academy Honorary Award for his unparalleled art direction.

1966
Day 24,185
Age 66

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1966

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

1965
Day 23,820
Age 65

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1965

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

1963
Day 23,089
Age 63

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1963

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

1957
Day 20,898
Age 57

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1957

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

Day 20,898
Age 57

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1957

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

Day 20,898
Age 57

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1957

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

1953
Day 19,437
Age 53

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1953

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

1952
Day 19,071
Age 52

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1952

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

1951
Day 18,706
Age 51

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1951

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

1949
Day 17,976
Age 49

Academy Award Nomination

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1949

Nominated for 'The Pirate' at the Academy Awards.

1945
Day 16,515
Age 45

Academy Award

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1945

Wins Academy Award for 'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'.

1944
Day 16,149
Age 44

Academy Award

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1944

Wins Academy Award for 'Phantom of the Opera'.

1942
Day 15,419
Age 42

Academy Award

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1942

Wins Academy Award for 'Reap the Wild Wind'.

1924
Day 8,844
Age 24

Career at MGM

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1924

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

1920
Day 7,383
Age 20

Early Career

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1920

Starts working in the film industry.

1899
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

Confidence
96%
Oct 14, 1899

Albert Arnold Gillespie is born in El Paso, Texas.