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Ray Kellogg

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Edgar Ray Kellogg
Born(1905-11-15)November 15, 1905
DiedJuly 5, 1976(1976-07-05) (aged 70)
NationalityAmerican
Known forDirector, producer

Edgar Ray Kellogg (November 15, 1905 – July 5, 1976) was an American special effects artist and film director from Iowa.[1]

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During World War II, Kellogg was a US Navy Lieutenant with the O.S.S. Field Photographing Branch[2] where he became acquainted with John Ford.

Following the war Kellogg went to Hollywood working in special effects for 20th Century Fox, eventually heading the unit.[3] He made his debut as a director with The Killer Shrews and The Giant Gila Monster in 1959. Both films would later be parodied in Mystery Science Theater 3000.

He co-directed The Green Berets in 1968 with John Wayne, a controversial war film set during the then conflict in Vietnam that involved the US Army.

He died in Ontario, California of cancer.[1]

Filmography

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Ray Kellogg". IMDb.
  2. ^ "OSS film on Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals, "That Justice Be Done" (1945)". officeofwarinformation.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "CinemaScope-What It Is; How It Works". www.widescreenmuseum.com.
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