Paul Lerpae
Paul Lerpae | |
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Born | Paul Karl Lerpae April 7, 1900 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Died | October 5, 1989 Palm Springs, California, USA | (aged 89)
Occupation | Special Effects Artist |
Years active | 1936-1968 |
Paul Lerpae (April 7, 1900 – October 5, 1989) was a Mexican born-American special effects artist who was nominated during the 20th Academy Awards for the film Unconquered in the category of Best Special Effects. His nomination was shared with George Dutton, Farciot Edouart, Devereux Jennings, Gordon Jennings and W. Wallace Kelley.[1]
He worked on over 120 films during his long career.
References[]
- ^ "The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
External links[]
- Lerpae, Paul at IMDb
Categories:
- Special effects people
- People from Mexico City
- 1900 births
- 1989 deaths
- Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners
- Film biography stubs