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Warren Newcombe(1894-1960)

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Director
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Warren Alfred Newcombe was a special effects artist; he won two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects for Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Green Dolphin Street (1947), and was nominated for Mrs. Miniver (1942). He worked on over 200 films, including Gaslight (1944), An American in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain (1952).
BornApril 28, 1894
DiedAugust 3, 1960(66)
BornApril 28, 1894
DiedAugust 3, 1960(66)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight
7.8
  • Special Effects
  • 1944
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain
8.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1952
Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris
7.1
  • Special Effects
  • 1951
Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1954

Credits

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Special Effects



  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)
    Raintree County
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1957
  • Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming, and Steve Rowland in Gun Glory (1957)
    Gun Glory
    6.2
    • special effects
    • 1957
  • Designing Woman (1957)
    Designing Woman
    6.7
    • special effects
    • 1957
  • Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Wings of Eagles (1957)
    The Wings of Eagles
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1957
  • Ann Blyth and Van Johnson in Slander (1956)
    Slander
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, and Machiko Kyô in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
    The Teahouse of the August Moon
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Miller, and Ann Sheridan in The Opposite Sex (1956)
    The Opposite Sex
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Paul Newman and Pier Angeli in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
    Somebody Up There Likes Me
    7.5
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)
    Forbidden Planet
    7.5
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • The Last Hunt (1956)
    The Last Hunt
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
    Meet Me in Las Vegas
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
    I'll Cry Tomorrow
    7.2
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Glenn Ford, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy, and Dorothy McGuire in Trial (1955)
    Trial
    6.9
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Dolores Gray, and Michael Kidd in It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
    It's Always Fair Weather
    7.1
    • special effects
    • 1955

Visual Effects



  • Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Guys and Dolls
    7.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1955
  • The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
    The Cockeyed Miracle
    6.7
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
    Faithful in My Fashion
    5.9
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Margaret O'Brien, and Lewis Stone in Three Wise Fools (1946)
    Three Wise Fools
    6.5
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Courage of Lassie (1946)
    Courage of Lassie
    6.2
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    7.4
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Lauritz Melchior in Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
    Two Sisters from Boston
    6.6
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Green Years (1946)
    The Green Years
    7.1
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • John Wayne, Donna Reed, and Robert Montgomery in They Were Expendable (1945)
    They Were Expendable
    7.2
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
    Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
    7.6
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Anchors Aweigh (1945)
    Anchors Aweigh
    7.0
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Bewitched (1945)
    Bewitched
    5.6
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • James Craig and Signe Hasso in Dangerous Partners (1945)
    Dangerous Partners
    6.1
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Van Johnson and Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance (1945)
    Thrill of a Romance
    6.4
    • matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1945

Director



  • Sea of Dreams (1923)
    Sea of Dreams
    Short
    • Director
    • 1923
  • The Enchanted City (1922)
    The Enchanted City
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1922

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Warren A. Newcombe
  • Born
    • April 28, 1894
    • Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • August 3, 1960
    • Tlalaxco, Coyoacan, Mexico(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Hazel LindsleyJune 14, 1924 - ?
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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