Crew
A. Arnold Gillespie
EN, XX cinema · 109 credits
Born
14 October 1899
Died
3 May 1978 (aged 78)
Birthplace
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also known as Arnold Gillespie · Buddy Gillespie · Albert Arnold Gillespie · A.Arnold Gillespie
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Visual Effects
The Prize
Visual Effects
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Visual Effects
How the West Was Won
Visual Effects
Mutiny on the Bounty
Visual Effects
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Special Effects
Cimarron
Special Effects
Bells Are Ringing
Special Effects
Green Mansions
Special Effects
North by Northwest
Special Effects
Ben-Hur
Special Effects
Gun Glory
Special Effects
Jailhouse Rock
Special Effects
Don't Go Near the Water
Special Effects
The Wings of Eagles
Special Effects
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Special Effects
The Great American Pastime
Special Effects
Forbidden Planet
Special Effects
Gaby
Special Effects
The Power and the Prize
Special Effects
The Opposite Sex
Special Effects
High Society
Special Effects
Jupiter's Darling
Special Effects
Her Twelve Men
Special Effects
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Special Effects
Rose Marie
Special Effects
Green Fire
Special Effects
Executive Suite
Special Effects
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Special Effects
Battle Circus
Special Effects
I Love Melvin
Special Effects
Bright Road
Special Effects
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Special Effects
Young Bess
Special Effects
Jeopardy
Special Effects
Ride, Vaquero!
Special Effects
Desperate Search
Special Effects
Fearless Fagan
Special Effects
Carbine Williams
Special Effects
Glory Alley
Special Effects
The Wild North
Special Effects
Scaramouche
Special Effects
Invitation
Special Effects
Young Man with Ideas
Special Effects
The Bad and the Beautiful
Special Effects
Talk About a Stranger
Special Effects
The Merry Widow
Special Effects
Inside Straight
Special Effects
The Strip
Special Effects
The Tall Target
Special Effects
Callaway Went Thataway
Special Effects
Quo Vadis
Special Effects
Three Guys Named Mike
Special Effects
Soldiers Three
Special Effects
Angels in the Outfield
Special Effects
Texas Carnival
Visual Effects
Kim
Special Effects
To Please a Lady
Special Effects
The Reformer and the Redhead
Special Effects
Annie Get Your Gun
Special Effects
The Magnificent Yankee
Special Effects
The Yellow Cab Man
Special Effects
The Outriders
Special Effects
Devil's Doorway
Special Effects
Watch the Birdie
Special Effects
The Stratton Story
Special Effects
Adam's Rib
Special Effects
The Kissing Bandit
Special Effects
The Sea of Grass
Special Effects
Desire Me
Special Effects
Green Dolphin Street
Visual Effects, Special Effects
The Hucksters
Special Effects
Up Goes Maisie
Special Effects
Lady in the Lake
Special Effects
The Harvey Girls
Visual Effects
Son of Lassie
Special Effects
They Were Expendable
Special Effects
Mrs. Parkington
Special Effects
A Guy Named Joe
Special Effects
An American Romance
Special Effects
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Visual Effects
The White Cliffs of Dover
Special Effects
Maisie Goes to Reno
Visual Effects
Meet Me in St. Louis
Special Effects
The Man from Down Under
Special Effects
Bataan
Special Effects
Mrs. Miniver
Special Effects
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Special Effects
Boom Town
Special Effects
Comrade X
Special Effects
The Wizard of Oz
Special Effects
Test Pilot
Special Effects
Too Hot to Handle
Special Effects
Captains Courageous
Art Direction
The Good Earth
Assistant Art Director
Mutiny on the Bounty
Assistant Art Director
Tarzan and His Mate
Art Direction
Laughing Boy
Art Direction
Operator 13
Art Direction
Night Flight
Special Effects
The Crowd
Settings
Buttons
Set Designer
Upstage
Art Direction
La Bohème
Settings
The Blackbird
Settings
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Special Effects
Adam's Rib
Special Effects