Personal Info
Known For
Crew
Known Credits
107
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-10-14
Day of Death
1978-05-03 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Arnold Gillespie
Buddy Gillespie
Albert Arnold Gillespie
A.Arnold Gillespie
A. Arnold Gillespie
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie (October 14, 1899 – May 3, 1978) was an American cinema special effects artist. He was born on October 14, 1899 in El Paso, Texas. Gillespie joined MGM as a set designer in 1925, a year after it was founded. He was educated at Columbia University and the Arts Students League. His first project was the silent film Ben-Hur, released that same year. He worked at the studio in various capacities until 1962. In 1936, he became the head of MGM's Special Effects Department. He died on May 3, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.
