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Howard A. Anderson(1890-1979)

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Editorial Department
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Howard A. Anderson was born on 1 June 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for South of Pago Pago (1940), International Lady (1941) and The Duke of West Point (1938). He died on 5 October 1979 in Northridge, California, USA.
BornJune 1, 1890
DiedOctober 5, 1979(89)
BornJune 1, 1890
DiedOctober 5, 1979(89)
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Known for

Frances Farmer and Jon Hall in South of Pago Pago (1940)
South of Pago Pago
6.4
  • Special Effects
  • 1940
Basil Rathbone, George Brent, and Ilona Massey in International Lady (1941)
International Lady
6.6
  • Visual Effects(as Howard Anderson)
  • 1941
Louis Hayward in The Duke of West Point (1938)
The Duke of West Point
6.4
  • Editorial Department
  • 1938
Roses Are Red (1947)
Roses Are Red
6.0
  • Special Effects(as Howard Anderson)
  • 1947

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Roses Are Red (1947)
    Roses Are Red
    6.0
    • special effects (as Howard Anderson)
    • 1947
  • Julie Bishop, Don Castle, and Lee Tracy in High Tide (1947)
    High Tide
    6.5
    • special effects (as Howard Anderson)
    • 1947
  • The Guilty (1947)
    The Guilty
    6.2
    • special effects (as Howard Anderson)
    • 1947
  • Byron Barr, Don Castle, Catherine Craig, Richard Denning, Ann Doran, Russell Hayden, and Richard Loo in Seven Were Saved (1947)
    Seven Were Saved
    5.8
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Buster Crabbe, Virginia Grey, and Johnny Weissmuller in Swamp Fire (1946)
    Swamp Fire
    5.4
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, and Phillip Reed in Big Town (1946)
    Big Town
    5.3
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Jack Haley, Frances Langford, Ozzie Nelson, Rudy Vallee, and Helen Walker in People Are Funny (1946)
    People Are Funny
    5.3
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Havoc, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, and Helen Walker in Brewster's Millions (1945)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.6
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Strange Holiday (1945)
    Strange Holiday
    5.4
    • special effects
    • 1945
  • Brian Donlevy, Preston Foster, and Miriam Hopkins in A Gentleman After Dark (1942)
    A Gentleman After Dark
    6.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1942
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Ruth Warrick in The Corsican Brothers (1941)
    The Corsican Brothers
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1941
  • Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward in The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
    The Son of Monte Cristo
    6.2
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • Dana Andrews, Lynn Bari, and Jon Hall in Kit Carson (1940)
    Kit Carson
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • Leopard Men of Africa (1940)
    Leopard Men of Africa
    3.0
    • special effects
    • 1940
  • Frances Farmer and Jon Hall in South of Pago Pago (1940)
    South of Pago Pago
    6.4
    • special effects
    • 1940

Visual Effects

  • Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)
    Aladdin and His Lamp
    5.7
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Ilona Massey, and Vera-Ellen in Love Happy (1949)
    Love Happy
    5.8
    • photographic effects
    • 1949
  • Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, and Paul Muni in Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
    Angel on My Shoulder
    6.8
    • photographic effects (as Howard Anderson)
    • 1946
  • Barbara Britton, James Bush, and Robert Lowery in They Made Me a Killer (1946)
    They Made Me a Killer
    5.9
    • matte painter
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • William Gargan and Nancy Kelly in Follow That Woman (1945)
    Follow That Woman
    5.7
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Randolph Scott, Charles Laughton, and Barbara Britton in Captain Kidd (1945)
    Captain Kidd
    6.3
    • matte painter
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Phyllis Brooks, Robert Lowery, and Mary Treen in High Powered (1945)
    High Powered
    5.4
    • matte painter
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Phyllis Brooks and Robert Lowery in Dangerous Passage (1944)
    Dangerous Passage
    5.4
    • matte paintings
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Basil Rathbone, George Brent, and Ilona Massey in International Lady (1941)
    International Lady
    6.6
    • special photographic effects (as Howard Anderson)
    • 1941
  • Martín Hernández and Julio Saldívar in Thunder Over Mexico (1933)
    Thunder Over Mexico
    7.1
    • optical effects
    • 1933
  • Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface (1932)
    Scarface
    7.7
    • process photography (uncredited)
    • 1932

Editorial Department

  • Harry Carey, Richard Carlson, Jean Parker, C. Aubrey Smith, Helen Vinson, and Charles Winninger in Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
    Beyond Tomorrow
    6.5
    • montage (as Howard Anderson)
    • 1940
  • Louis Hayward in The Duke of West Point (1938)
    The Duke of West Point
    6.4
    • montage
    • 1938
  • George Houston in Frontier Scout (1938)
    Frontier Scout
    5.6
    • montages
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Harold Anderson
  • Born
    • June 1, 1890
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 5, 1979
    • Northridge, California, USA

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After he returned from military service in WWI, he moved to Los Angeles, where he was hired by Thomas H. Ince to work as a still photographer and second cameraman at Culver City Studios.
  • Nickname
    • Harold Anderson

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