Gordon Jennings

Gordon Jennings
Born	Henry Gordon Jennings 1896 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died	January 11 1953 (aged 56–57) Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation	Special effects artist
Years active	1932-1953

Gordon Jennings, A.S.C. (1896 – January 11, 1953) was an American special effects artist. He won two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects and he was nominated for seven more in the same category. He worked on more than 180 films during his career. His older brother was silent cinematographer Devereaux Jennings (1884-1952).

Selected filmography

Jennings won two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects and was nominated for seven more:

Won

• I Wanted Wings (1941)^[1]
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942)^[2]

Nominated

• Union Pacific (1939)^[3]
• Typhoon (1940)^[4]
• Dr. Cyclops (1940)^[4]
• Aloma of the South Seas (1941)^[1]
• So Proudly We Hail! (1943)^[5]
• The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)^[6]
• Unconquered (1947)

References

1. "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
2. "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
3. "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
4. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
5. "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
6. "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-23.

External links

• Gordon Jennings at the Internet Movie Database