The amazing visual effects creator, writer, and producer Ray Harryhausen pasted away today (May 7, 2013) at age 92.
During those 92 years he was able accomplish some amazing work including helping create “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958), “Mighty Joe Young” (1949), “Mysterious Island” (1961), and many more classics.
I have a clear memory of sitting in school watching “Jason and the Argonauts” (1981) and being fascinated with the special effects. Ray Harryhausen was the main man behind those warrior skeletons and an appearance of the Kraken.
For those interested in animation, especially the use of stop-motion animation with in live action films, Ray Harryhausen is a pioneer and a sad loss for film making.
