Harry Redmond, Jr.
| Harry Redmond Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1909 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | May 23, 2011 (aged 101) Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Special effects artist, film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothea Holt Redmond (1940–2009) |
Harry Redmond Jr. (October 15, 1909 – May 23, 2011) was an American special effects artist and film producer whose career spanned decades in the entertainment industry. Redmond was the husband of the late production designer and illustrator, Dorothea Holt Redmond, who helped design Main Street in Disneyland and the Seattle Space Needle.
Born in Brooklyn, Redmond was the son of Harry Redmond Sr., an early special effects artist and film producer. Redmond Sr. operated the former Metropolitan Studios, located on Long Island, New York. Redmond Jr. relocated to Southern California in 1926, where Redmond began a career in film as well.
Redmond began his career at First National Pictures prop department. He moved to RKO Studios, where he joined the special effects studio for four years. Redmond created special effects for some of RKO's highest profile films throughout the 1930s, including King Kong in 1933 and The Last Days of Pompeii, She and the comedic film, Top Hat, which were all released in 1935, as well as RKO films starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Redmond left RKO after four years in order to create special effects for films on a freelance, independent basis. His film credits during this era included Lost Horizon for director Frank Capra in 1937, Only Angels Have Wings for Howard Hawks in 1939, the western film The Outlaw for Howard Hughes in 1943, The Woman in the Window for Fritz Lang in 1944 and The Stranger for Orson Welles in 1946.
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