A. Arnold Gillespie

Birth Name:Albert Arnold Gillespie
Nickname:Buddy
Alt Names: Arnold Gillespie
Buddy Gillespie
Born:October 14, 1899
Birth Place:El Paso, Texas
Died:May 3, 1978
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Cause:undisclosed
Age at Death:78 years and 201 days
Height:5’ 9½” (1.77 m)
More Info:Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
1939
Special Effects. The Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A. Arnold Gillespie and Douglas Shearer.
1940
Special Effects. Boom Town, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.
1941
Special Effects. Flight Command, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.
1942
Special Effects. Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.
1943
Special Effects. Stand By for Action, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Donald Jahraus; sound effects by Michael Steinore.
1944
Winner markerSpecial Effects. Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus and Warren Newcombe; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.
1945
Special Effects. They Were Expendable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus and Robert A. MacDonald; sound effects by Michael Steinore.
1947
Winner markerSpecial Effects. Green Dolphin Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Special visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe; special audible effects by Douglas Shearer and Michael Steinore.
1956
Special Effects. Forbidden Planet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving Ries and Wesley C. Miller.
1958
Special Effects. Torpedo Run, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; audible effects by Harold Humbrock.
1959
Winner markerSpecial Effects. Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Robert MacDonald; audible effects by Milo Lory.
1962
Special Effects. Mutiny on the Bounty, Arcola Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; audible effects by Milo Lory.
1963
Winner markerScientific or Technical Award (Class III). To Douglas G. Shearer and A. Arnold Gillespie of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for the engineering of an improved Background Process Projection System.

13 Nominations