As per our current Database, Willis H. O'Brien has been died on 8 November, 1962 at Los Angeles, California, USA.
When Willis H. O'Brien die, Willis H. O'Brien was 76 years old.
| Popular As | Willis H. O'Brien |
| Occupation | Special Effects |
| Age | 76 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 2, 1886 (Oakland, California, USA) |
| Birthday | March 2 |
| Town/City | Oakland, California, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Willis H. O'Brien’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Willis H. O'Brien was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
In 1949, 16 years after his ground breaking work on "King Kong", Willis O'Brien worked as Chief Technician on another gorilla picture for Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Shoedsack called "Mighty Joe Young".
A young Ray Harryhausen would animate most of the animation, but O'Brien did come up with the designs for the film. At the 1950 Academy Awards, O'Brien was awarded an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. This along with "King Kong", are often considered his greatest achievements.
