A. Arnold Gillespie

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Wizard of Oz

(1939) Special Effects

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North by Northwest

(1959) Special Effects

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Ben-Hur

(1959) Special Effects

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How the West Was Won

(1962) Visual Effects

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Tarzan and His Mate

(1934) Art Direction

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Forbidden Planet

(1956) Special Effects

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They Were Expendable

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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1990	Self (archive footage)	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990-02-20 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1964	Visual Effects	The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964-06-11 Movie
1963	Visual Effects	The Prize 1963-12-25 Movie
1962	Visual Effects	How the West Was Won 1962-11-02 Movie
	Visual Effects	The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962-02-07 Movie
1947	Visual Effects	Green Dolphin Street 1947-01-15 Movie
1944	Visual Effects	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944-11-15 Movie
	Visual Effects	Maisie Goes to Reno 1944-08-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Special Effects	Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961-05-03 Movie
1960	Special Effects	Cimarron 1960-12-01 Movie
	Special Effects	Bells Are Ringing 1960-06-23 Movie
1959	Special Effects	Ben-Hur 1959-11-18 Movie
	Special Effects	North by Northwest 1959-07-08 Movie
	Special Effects	Green Mansions 1959-03-19 Movie
1957	Special Effects	Don't Go Near the Water 1957-11-14 Movie
	Special Effects	Jailhouse Rock 1957-11-08 Movie
	Special Effects	Gun Glory 1957-07-19 Movie
	Special Effects	Ten Thousand Bedrooms 1957-04-03 Movie
	Special Effects	The Wings of Eagles 1957-01-31 Movie
1956	Special Effects	The Great American Pastime 1956-11-28 Movie
	Special Effects	The Opposite Sex 1956-11-15 Movie
	Special Effects	The Power and the Prize 1956-09-26 Movie
	Special Effects	High Society 1956-07-17 Movie
	Special Effects	Gaby 1956-05-09 Movie
	Special Effects	Forbidden Planet 1956-03-23 Movie
1955	Special Effects	Jupiter's Darling 1955-02-18 Movie
1954	Special Effects	Green Fire 1954-12-29 Movie
	Special Effects	The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954-11-18 Movie
	Special Effects	Her Twelve Men 1954-08-11 Movie
	Special Effects	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954-07-22 Movie
	Special Effects	Executive Suite 1954-04-30 Movie
	Special Effects	Rose Marie 1954-03-03 Movie
1953	Special Effects	All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953-11-13 Movie
	Special Effects	Young Bess 1953-05-29 Movie
	Special Effects	Bright Road 1953-04-17 Movie
	Special Effects	Jeopardy 1953-03-30 Movie
	Special Effects	I Love Melvin 1953-03-20 Movie
	Special Effects	Battle Circus 1953-03-06 Movie
1952	Special Effects	The Bad and the Beautiful 1952-12-25 Movie
	Special Effects	Desperate Search 1952-11-19 Movie
	Special Effects	The Merry Widow 1952-09-05 Movie
	Special Effects	Fearless Fagan 1952-08-15 Movie
	Special Effects	Glory Alley 1952-06-06 Movie
	Special Effects	Scaramouche 1952-05-08 Movie
	Special Effects	Young Man with Ideas 1952-05-02 Movie
	Special Effects	Carbine Williams 1952-05-01 Movie
	Special Effects	Talk About a Stranger 1952-04-18 Movie
	Special Effects	Invitation 1952-01-29 Movie
	Special Effects	The Wild North 1952-01-28 Movie
1951	Special Effects	Callaway Went Thataway 1951-11-15 Movie
	Special Effects	Quo Vadis 1951-11-08 Movie
	Special Effects	Angels in the Outfield 1951-10-19 Movie
	Special Effects	The Strip 1951-08-31 Movie
	Special Effects	The Tall Target 1951-08-17 Movie
	Special Effects	Soldiers Three 1951-04-01 Movie
	Special Effects	Inside Straight 1951-03-01 Movie
	Special Effects	Three Guys Named Mike 1951-03-01 Movie
1950	Special Effects	The Magnificent Yankee 1950-12-20 Movie
	Special Effects	Kim 1950-12-07 Movie
	Special Effects	To Please a Lady 1950-10-13 Movie
	Special Effects	Annie Get Your Gun 1950-05-17 Movie
	Special Effects	The Reformer and the Redhead 1950-05-05 Movie
	Special Effects	The Yellow Cab Man 1950-03-25 Movie
1949	Special Effects	Adam's Rib 1949-11-18 Movie
	Special Effects	The Stratton Story 1949-05-12 Movie
1948	Special Effects	The Kissing Bandit 1948-11-14 Movie
1947	Special Effects	Desire Me 1947-10-31 Movie
	Special Effects	The Hucksters 1947-07-17 Movie
	Special Effects	The Sea of Grass 1947-04-25 Movie
	Special Effects	Green Dolphin Street 1947-01-15 Movie
1946	Special Effects	Lady in the Lake 1946-12-19 Movie
	Special Effects	Up Goes Maisie 1946-02-01 Movie
1945	Special Effects	They Were Expendable 1945-12-07 Movie
	Special Effects	Son of Lassie 1945-04-20 Movie
1944	Special Effects	Mrs. Parkington 1944-10-12 Movie
	Special Effects	The White Cliffs of Dover 1944-05-11 Movie
	Special Effects	An American Romance 1944-04-16 Movie
1943	Special Effects	A Guy Named Joe 1943-12-24 Movie
	Special Effects	The Man from Down Under 1943-08-04 Movie
	Special Effects	Bataan 1943-06-03 Movie
1942	Special Effects	Mrs. Miniver 1942-07-03 Movie
	Special Effects	Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942-05-01 Movie
1940	Special Effects	Comrade X 1940-12-13 Movie
	Special Effects	Boom Town 1940-08-30 Movie
1939	Special Effects	The Wizard of Oz 1939-08-15 Movie
1938	Special Effects	Too Hot to Handle 1938-09-16 Movie
	Special Effects	Test Pilot 1938-04-16 Movie
1933	Special Effects	Night Flight 1933-10-06 Movie
1925	Special Effects	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925-12-25 Movie
1923	Special Effects	Adam's Rib 1923-09-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1937	Art Direction	Captains Courageous 1937-06-25 Movie
	Assistant Art Director	The Good Earth 1937-06-02 Movie
1935	Assistant Art Director	Mutiny on the Bounty 1935-11-22 Movie
1934	Art Direction	Operator 13 1934-06-08 Movie
	Art Direction	Tarzan and His Mate 1934-04-20 Movie
	Art Direction	Laughing Boy 1934-04-13 Movie
1928	Settings	The Crowd 1928-03-03 Movie
1927	Set Designer	Buttons 1927-12-24 Movie
1926	Settings	Tell It to the Marines 1926-12-23 Movie
	Art Direction	Upstage 1926-11-06 Movie
	Settings	La Bohème 1926-03-13 Movie
	Settings	The Blackbird 1926-02-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv