Gordon Jennings
Gordon Jennings
Biography
Gordon Jennings, A.S.C. (1896 – January 11, 1953) was an American special effects artist. He received seven Academy Awards (mainly for Best Special Effects) and was nominated for eight more in the same category. After starting in 1919 in Hollywood as a camera assistant, he worked from 1932 until 1953 on the visual and special effects of more than 180 films. His older brother was cinematographer Devereaux Jennings (1884-1952), who filmed, for instance, Buster Keaton's monumental The General in 1926. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Jennings, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Crew
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-06-25 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Crew

1953

Little Boy Lost Special Effects

1953

Shane Visual Effects

1953

Stalag 17 Special Effects

1953

The War of the Worlds Visual Effects

1953

Scared Stiff Special Effects

1953

Here Come the Girls Special Effects

1953

Road to Bali Special Effects

1953

Come Back, Little Sheba Visual Effects

1952

Just for You Special Effects

1952

Off Limits Special Effects

1952

The Turning Point Special Effects

1952

Son of Paleface Special Effects

1952

My Son John Visual Effects

1952

Sailor Beware Special Effects

1952

Jumping Jacks Special Effects

1951

My Favorite Spy Special Effects

1951

Here Comes the Groom Special Effects

1951

A Place in the Sun Special Effects

1951

The Stooge Special Effects

1950

Fancy Pants Special Effects

1950

No Man of Her Own Special Effects

1950

The Furies Visual Effects

1950

Sunset Boulevard Visual Effects

1950

My Friend Irma Goes West Special Effects

1949

Sorrowful Jones Special Effects

1949

The Great Lover Special Effects

1949

The Great Gatsby Special Effects

1949

The Accused Visual Effects

1949

The Heiress Visual Effects

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon Special Effects

1949

My Friend Irma Special Effects

1948

The Paleface Special Effects

1948

A Foreign Affair Special Effects

1948

Whispering Smith Visual Effects

1948

Hazard Visual Effects

1948

The Sainted Sisters Visual Effects

1948

Sorry, Wrong Number Special Effects

1948

The Big Clock Special Effects

1947

California Visual Effects

1947

Road to Rio Special Effects

1947

My Favorite Brunette Special Effects

1947

Where There's Life Special Effects

1947

Saigon Visual Effects

1947

My Favorite Brunette Visual Effects

1947

Unconquered Visual Effects Director

1947

California Special Effects

1946

Road to Utopia Special Effects

1946

Monsieur Beaucaire Special Effects

1946

The Virginian Visual Effects

1946

Calcutta Visual Effects

1946

The Bride Wore Boots Visual Effects

1945

The Lost Weekend Visual Effects

1945

A Medal for Benny Special Effects

1945

Murder, He Says Visual Effects

1945

Kitty Visual Effects

1944

Going My Way Special Effects

1944

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Visual Effects

1943

No Time for Love Visual Effects

1943

China Visual Effects

1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls Special Effects

1943

So Proudly We Hail Special Effects

1943

So Proudly We Hail Visual Effects

1942

Road to Morocco Special Effects

1942

This Gun for Hire Special Effects

1942

I Married a Witch Special Effects

1942

Reap the Wild Wind Visual Effects

1940

The Mad Doctor Special Effects

1940

North West Mounted Police Visual Effects

1939

Union Pacific Special Effects

1939

Rulers of the Sea Visual Effects

1938

If I Were King Visual Effects

1938

If I Were King Special Effects

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow Visual Effects

1937

Wells Fargo Special Effects

1937

Artists & Models Special Effects

1936

The General Died at Dawn Visual Effects

1935

Peter Ibbetson Visual Effects

1934

Death Takes a Holiday Visual Effects

1933

King of the Jungle Special Effects

1933

Three Cornered Moon Visual Effects

1923

Our Hospitality Director of Photography

1921

The Blot Director of Photography