Willis H. O'Brien
Willis Harold O'Brien (AKA: "Obie"; March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962) was an Irish American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood "was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history," and is best remembered for his work on The Lost World (1925), King Kong (1933) and Mighty Joe Young (1949), for which he won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Read more about Willis H. O'Brien: Biography, Completed Films (in Chronological Order), Uncompleted or Unmade Projects (in Alphabetical Order)