Frank Van der Veer
| Frank Van der Veer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 2, 1921 New York City, US |
| Died | January 7, 1982 (aged 60) Los Angeles County, California, US |
| Occupation | Visual effects artist |
| Years active | 1950-1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Velma "Val" Van der Veer (March 9, 1930 - Oct. 20, 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
Frank Van der Veer (June 2, 1921 - January 7, 1982) was an American optical and visual special effects artist who won (and shared) a Special Achievement Academy Award at the 49th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for the film King Kong (1976). His career spanned over three decades from the 1950s until his death in the early 1980s, having participated in the Hollywood special effects industry with such other films as The Towering Inferno (1974), Killer Bees (1974), Logan's Run (1976), Star Wars (1977), 1941 (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Conan the Barbarian (1982).
Frank Van der Veer was the son of the American cinematographer Willard Van der Veer (1894-1963).
Frank Van der Veer was a veteran of World War II. After the war he began his career in the 1950s working for the Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox special effects departments. Then, a few years later, on August 13 1963, he founded Van Der Veer Photo Effects with partner Bill Dorney, after having apprenticed with Bill Abbott from 1950-1957 in the 20th Century Fox studios. In 1977, he won a Special Achievement Academy Award for King Kong (1976). This award was shared with Carlo Rambaldi and Glen Robinson. Frank's father, Willard Van der Veer, had also won an Oscar, 47 years before. That was on November 5, 1930, at the 3rd Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography for the film With Byrd at the South Pole with Joseph T. Rucker.
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