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Charles H. Schneer (1920–2009)

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The son of a jeweller, Charles H. Schneer was chiefly famous for his collaborations with animator and special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen. Together, they created some of the best-loved fantasy and science fiction films to grace the silver screen between 1956 and 1981. Importantly, Schneer encouraged Harryhausen's imaginative flights even to the point of exceeding his budget... See full bio »

Born:

Charles Hirsh Schneer
in Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Boca Raton, Florida, USA
L to R Ray Harryhausen (Producer), Desmond Davis (Director), Jaxon Gwillm (Son of actor Jack Gwillim who played Poseidon), Sir Laurence Olivier (Zeus) and Harry Hamlin (Perseus) . Cast and crew celebrate Laurence Olivier's 72nd birthday on the set.
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1981 Clash of the Titans (producer)
 
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (producer)
 
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (producer)
 
1970 The Executioner (producer)
 
1969 The Valley of Gwangi (producer)
 
1969 Land Raiders (producer)
 
1967 Half a Sixpence (producer)
 
1965 You Must Be Joking! (producer)
 
1964 East of Sudan (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1964 First Men in the Moon (producer)
 
1963 Siege of the Saxons (producer)
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts (producer)
 
1961 Mysterious Island (producer)
 
1960 The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (producer)
 
1960 I Aim at the Stars (producer)
 
1959 Battle of the Coral Sea (producer)
 
1959 Face of a Fugitive (executive producer)
 
1959 Good Day for a Hanging (producer)
 
1958 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (producer)
 
1958 Tarawa Beachhead (producer)
 
1958 The Case Against Brooklyn (producer)
 
1957 20 Million Miles to Earth (producer)
 
1957 Hellcats of the Navy (producer)
 
1956 Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (producer)
 
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea (producer)
 
1953 The 49th Man (associate producer)
 
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1948 The Prince of Thieves (adaptation)
 
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1992 Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (documentary) (special thanks)
 
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1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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2010 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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(1963) Unsold pilot: Produced a pilot for a proposed adventure series titled "Gulliver". The story was based on Jonathan Swift's novel about a sailor who is shipwrecked on Lilliput and used the same animation process created by Ray Harryhausen for his film The 3 Worlds of Gulliver.

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He was a forty-year member of the Queens Club in London, England. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus