Paul Eagler (September 24, 1890 – September 30, 1961) was an American
special effect
Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual wor ...
s artist. He won an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
for
Best Special Effects and was nominated for another one in the same category.
Selected filmography
* ''
Because of a Woman
''Because of a Woman'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Jack Livingston, Belle Bennett, Louella Maxam, and George Chesebro.Parish & Pitts p.75
Cast
* Belle Bennett as Valerie
* Jack Livingston as Noel C ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Sudden Jim
''Sudden Jim'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Joseph J. Dowling and Sylvia Breamer.Goble p.970
Cast
* Charles Ray as James Ashe, Jr.
* Joseph J. Dowling as Judge Zanaan Frame
...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Millionaire Vagrant
''The Millionaire Vagrant'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Sylvia Breamer and J. Barney Sherry.Golden p.32
Cast
* Charles Ray as Steven Du Peyster
* Sylvia Breamer as Ruth Vail ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Bond of Fear
''Bond of Fear'' is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, and John Colicos.
Premise
John Sewell and his family are taken hostage by a desperate fugitive called Dewar who is a stowaway i ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Partners of the Tide
''Partners of the Tide'' is a novel by Joseph C. Lincoln published in 1905. It was adapted into a 1921 film. The story revolves around a shipwreck. L. V. Jefferson is given directing credit in the catalog of copyrights.
Film
The film was an ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Five Bad Men
''Five Bad Men'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Clifford S. Smith, starring Noah Beery Jr., Bill Patton, and Jay Wilsey.
Cast
* Noah Beery Jr. as Gene Taggart
* Bill Patton as Bad man
* Jay Wilsey (credited as Buffalo Bill Jr ...
'' (1935)
Eagler won one
Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another one:
;Won
* ''
Portrait of Jennie
''Portrait of Jennie'' is a 1948 American fantasy film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. At the 21st Academy Awar ...
'' (1948)
;Nominated
* ''
Foreign Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...
'' (1940)
References
External links
*
Photograph of 1949 Oscar being awarded for Best Special Effects at oscars.org
1890 births
1961 deaths
Special effects people
Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
People from Douglas County, Illinois
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