Gene Warren

Gene Warren Sr. (August 12, 1916 – July 17, 1997) was born in Denver, Colorado, and won an Academy Award for the special effects on George Pal's ''The Time Machine'' in 1960. He also contributed to such projects as '' The Way of Peace'' (1947), '' Land of the Lost'' (1974), ''Man from Atlantis'', and '' The Crow: City of Angels''.

He operated several visual effects companies in Hollywood over the years, including Excelsior Productions and Centaur Productions; the latter teamed with fellow effects artist Wah Ming Chang. Gene died of cancer on July 17th, 1997 in Los Angeles.

His son, Gene Warren Jr., owned Fantasy II Film Effects and won an Academy Award for visual effects on '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Gene Warren Jr. died on November 28, 2019.

Professional memberships

*Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
*Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
*American Youth Symphony Society
*Producers Guild of America

He was also an honorary member of Science Fiction Fantasy International and Fantasy Film Fans International.

Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

Special Effects Award

''The Time Machine''

George Pal/MGM



''Parents Magazine''

Best Children's Show

''The Tool Box''

Excelsior!Amp/ABC-TV



Georges Melies Hall of Fame

''The Seven Faces of Doctor Lao''

George Pal/MGM



Georges Melies Hall of Fame

''The Time Machine''

George Pal/MGM



Art Directors & Artists Club of San Francisco

''Billfold''

Excelsior!Amp/Daniel Lewis Adv



Western Advertisers Association

''Chuck Wagon-Farm''

Excelsior!Amp/Gardner Adv

Writer/Producer/Associate Producer/Director

Theatrical film

''Starflight One'' - Writer



Television series

''Land of the Lost'' (Pilot + 45 episodes) - Writer/Producer



Shorts

''The Tool Box''

''Susy Snowflake''

''Santa and the Three Dwarfs''

''Land of the Midnight Sun''



Documentary & training films

''Mariner I''

''Mariner III''

''Apollo''



Television commercials

Over 1200 commercials primarily for national prestige accounts and featuring such specialized concepts as ''The Pillsbury Dough Boy'' and Ralston-Purina's ''Chuck Wagon''.

Production Designer/Special Effects Director/2nd Unit Director

Theatrical film

''The French Atlantic Affair

''Meteor''

''Avalanche''

''Black Sunday''

''McNamara's Band''

''Satan's School for Girls''

''My Name is John''

''The Power''

''7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' (Academy Special Effects Nomination)

''Wonderful Worlds of the Brothers Grimm

''The Time Machine'' (Two Academy Special Effects Awards)

''Tom Thumb'' (Academy Special Effects Award)

''Around the World Under the Sea''

''Atlantis, The Lost Continent''

''Master of the World''

''The Lost Balloon''

''Jack the Giant Killer''

''Voyage to the 7th Planet''

''McHale's Navy''

''That Funny Feeling''

''Goliath and the Dragon''

''Spartacus''

''The Warlords''

''The King and I''

''Andromeda Strain''

''Can Can''

''The One With the Fuzz''

''Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse''

''The Crow''



Television series

''The Man from Atlantis'' (Four two-hour episodes and 13 one-hour episodes)

''Star Trek'' (Pilot and miscellany)

''Outer Limits'' (Pilot and 45 episodes)

''Twilight Zone'' (Pilot and 6 episodes)

Documentaries

Gene Warren appeared in the George Pal documentary titled '' The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal'' (1985) (produced and directed by Arnold Leibovit).

Mr. Warren was a guest in the documentary '' Time Machine: The Journey Back'' (1993) Produced and Directed by Clyde Lucas

References

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1916 births
1997 deaths
American production designers
Deaths from cancer in California
Special effects people
Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners