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Linwood G. Dunn(1904-1998)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Linwood G. Dunn at an event for The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985)
Linwood G. Dunn was born on 27 December 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for West Side Story (1961), The Thing from Another World (1951) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). He was married to Alice Dunn. He died on 15 May 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 27, 1904
DiedMay 15, 1998(93)
BornDecember 27, 1904
DiedMay 15, 1998(93)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

"West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
West Side Story
7.6
  • Visual Effects(as Linwood Dunn)
  • 1961
Robert Cornthwaite, Margaret Sheridan, Douglas Spencer, and Kenneth Tobey in The Thing from Another World (1951)
The Thing from Another World
7.0
  • Visual Effects(as Linwood Dunn)
  • 1951
Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
7.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1963
Hawaii (1966)
Hawaii
6.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1966

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • The Devil's Rain (1975)
    The Devil's Rain
    5.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1975
  • Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970)
    Is It Always Right to Be Right?
    6.3
    Short
    • special effects (as Lin Dunn)
    • 1970
  • Darling Lili (1970)
    Darling Lili
    6.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1970
  • Burt Lancaster, Jacqueline Bisset, Van Heflin, George Kennedy, Dean Martin, Barbara Hale, Helen Hayes, Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Jean Seberg, Maureen Stapleton, and Dana Wynter in Airport (1970)
    Airport
    6.6
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    8.3
    • background plates (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Hawaii (1966)
    Hawaii
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1966
  • Peter O'Toole, Stephen Boyd, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, John Huston, George C. Scott, Ulla Bergryd, and Michael Parks in The Bible in the Beginning... (1966)
    The Bible in the Beginning...
    6.2
    • special optical effects: Film Effects of Hollywood (as Linwood Dunn)
    • 1966
  • James Coburn, Giovanna Ralli, and Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
    6.6
    • photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn)
    • 1966
  • Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)
    The Great Race
    7.2
    • photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn)
    • 1965
  • Rita Hayworth, John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, and John Smith in Circus World (1964)
    Circus World
    6.1
    • consultant: special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
    7.5
    • photographic effects
    • 1963
  • Shock Corridor (1963)
    Shock Corridor
    7.3
    • special optical effects (as Lynn Dunn)
    • 1963
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
    West Side Story
    7.6
    • photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn)
    • 1961
  • Diana Dors and George Gobel in I Married a Woman (1958)
    I Married a Woman
    5.4
    • photographic effects (as Linwood Dunn)
    • 1958
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan in Forty Guns (1957)
    Forty Guns
    6.9
    • optical effects (as Linwood Dunn)
    • 1957

Special Effects

  • Dangerous Mission (1954)
    Dangerous Mission
    5.7
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Rosalind Russell in Sister Kenny (1946)
    Sister Kenny
    7.2
    • optical effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Tom Conway and Paula Corday in The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
    The Falcon in San Francisco
    6.4
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford in Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
    Two O'Clock Courage
    6.4
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire in The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
    The Enchanted Cottage
    7.5
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Tom Conway, John Abbott, Jean Brooks, and Barbara Hale in The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)
    The Falcon in Hollywood
    6.5
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Phil Harris, Helen Mack, and Charles Ruggles in Melody Cruise (1933)
    Melody Cruise
    6.1
    • special effects (as Lynn Dunn)
    • 1933
  • The Monkey's Paw (1933)
    The Monkey's Paw
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1933

Camera and Electrical Department

  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
    West Side Story
    7.6
    • title photographer (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack in Son of Kong (1933)
    Son of Kong
    5.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron
    5.8
    • camera crew member: land rush scenes (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim in Danger Lights (1930)
    Danger Lights
    6.1
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Betty Compson and Chester Morris in The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
    The Case of Sergeant Grischa
    6.7
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Ralph Graves and Jack Holt in Flight (1929)
    Flight
    6.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Melting Millions (1927)
    Melting Millions
    5.4
    • assistant camera
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Linwood Dunn
  • Born
    • December 27, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 15, 1998
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Alice Dunn? - May 15, 1998 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
    • Nancy Dunn
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His uncle was noted serial director Spencer Gordon Bennet. He hired Dunn as an assistant cameraman on The Green Archer (1940). When Pathe moved its serial unit to Hollywood, both Bennet and Dunn made the move.

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