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Peter Ellenshaw (1913–2007)

Visual Effects | Special Effects | Production Designer

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Stepbrother of Arthur George Day and Thomas Sydney Day. See more trivia »

Born:

William Ellenshaw
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 93) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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1990 Dick Tracy (matte artist - uncredited)
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (supervising matte artist)
 
1979 The Black Hole (miniature effects creator, miniature effects supervisor)
 
1968 The Love Bug (special photographic effects)
 
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost (matte artist)
 
1967 The Gnome-Mobile (matte artist)
 
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (matte artist)
 
1967 Monkeys, Go Home! (matte effects)
 
1966 The Fighting Prince of Donegal (special photographic effects)
 
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (matte artist - 17 episodes, 1955-1964) (special photographic effects - 3 episodes, 1959-1965) (matte effects - 2 episodes, 1955)
– Summer Magic: Part 2 (1965) (special photographic effects)
– Summer Magic: Part 1 (1965) (special photographic effects)
– Toby Tyler: Part 2 (1964) (matte artist)
– Toby Tyler: Part 1 (1964) (matte artist)
– Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) (matte artist)
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1963 Summer Magic (special photographic effects)
 
1960 Swiss Family Robinson (matte artist)
 
1957-1960 Zorro (TV series) (matte artist - 29 episodes)
– Adios, El Cuchillo (1960) (matte artist)
– El Bandido (1960) (matte artist)
– The Brooch (1959) (matte artist)
– Please Believe Me (1959) (matte artist)
– The Missing Father (1959) (matte artist)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1960 Spartacus (matte artist - uncredited)
 
1960 Pollyanna (matte artist)
 
1960 Kidnapped (special photographic effects)
 
1960 Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (matte artist)
 
1959 Third Man on the Mountain (matte artist)
 
1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People (special photographic effects)
 
1958 Tonka (matte artist)
 
1958 The Sign of Zorro (matte artist)
 
1958 The Light in the Forest (matte artist, matte effects)
 
1957 Old Yeller (matte artist)
 
1957 Perri (special art effects)
 
1956 Westward Ho, the Wagons! (matte artist)
 
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (matte artist)
 
1956 The Great Locomotive Chase (matte artist)
 
1955 Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (matte effects)
 
1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (matte artist)
 
1953 Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (matte artist)
 
1953 The Sword and the Rose (matte effects)
 
1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (matte artist)
 
1951 Quo Vadis (matte artist - uncredited)
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (matte artist - uncredited)
 
1950 Treasure Island (matte artist)
 
1948 Idol of Paris (matte artist - uncredited)
 
1947 Black Narcissus (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1941 Major Barbara (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1939 The Four Feathers (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1938 Queen of Destiny (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1938 Drums (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1937 Victoria the Great (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1937 Storm in a Teacup (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1937 Elephant Boy (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1937 Fire Over England (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1936 Rembrandt (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1936 Things to Come (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1935 The Ghost Goes West (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel (assistant matte artist - uncredited)
 
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1974 The Island at the Top of the World (special effects)
 
1967 The Happiest Millionaire (special effects)
 
1966 Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (special effects)
 
1964 Mary Poppins (special effects)
 
1963 Son of Flubber (special effects - uncredited)
 
1962 In Search of the Castaways (special photographic effects)
 
1961 The AbsentMinded Professor (special effects)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (3 titles)
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1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People (special art styling)
 
1959 Eyes in Outer Space (documentary short) (paintings)
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1958 The Light in the Forest (second unit director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1955 A Tour of the West (documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2004 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary)
Himself - Matte Artist
 
2002 Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (video documentary)
Himself - Matte Artist
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Mary Poppins Practically Perfect in Every Way: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder (1994) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
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Trivia:

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