Frank Van der Veer
(1921-1982)
American optical and visual special effects artist
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Frank Willard 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).
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Frank Van der Veer 2 June 1921 New York City, New York USA
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| Died |
7 January 1982 (aged 60) Los Angeles County, California USA
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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