Ray Harryhausen

By Saskia & Harry

Background Information:

He liked dinosaurs and anything in the fantasy world

His parents encouraged him into doing his dream career, they took him to films and theatres and assisted in his productions later on.

His mother bought him ‘Books of `Wonder’ which initiated his imagination and his inspiration

He went to a grammar school where he learned how to make ‘model miniature set pieces of California missions’

After watching KING KONG (1933) he was ‘hooked for life’

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Background Information:

He bought a 16mm camera and started making his own short films