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Byron Haskin

Directing

Born April 22, 1899 · Portland, Oregon, USA

Died April 16, 1984

Also known as Byron Conrad Haskin

Biography

Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director, special effects creator and cinematographer. He is best known for directing The War of the Worlds (1953), one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Scientific and Technical Award · 1939
  • Academy AwardBest Special Effects · 1943 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Special Effects · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Special Effects · 1941 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Special Effects · 1940 · nominated

Filmography44 titles

Star Trek

1966Associate Producer, Producer

The Outer Limits

1963Director

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944Special Effects

The Sea Wolf

1941Special Effects

The Sea Hawk

1940Special Effects

Tales to Keep You Awake

1966Director

The Adventures of Long John Silver

1957Director

The Great Lie

1941Special Effects

Castle on the Hudson

1940Special Effects

Torrid Zone

1940Special Effects

In This Our Life

1942Special Effects

City for Conquest

1940Special Effects

They Drive by Night

1940Special Effects

Dodge City

1939Special Effects

The War of the Worlds

1953Director

Too Late for Tears

1949Director

Manpower

1941Special Effects

Silver City

1951Director

Treasure Island

1950Director

I Walk Alone

1947Director

Captains of the Clouds

1942Special Effects

Across the Pacific

1942Special Effects

Don Juan

1926Director of Photography

The Naked Jungle

1954Director

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941Special Effects

Dive Bomber

1941Special Effects

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935Special Effects

The Power

1968Director

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

1964Director

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939Special Effects

Black Fury

1935Director of Photography

Knute Rockne All American

1940Special Effects

Virginia City

1940Special Effects

Invisible Stripes

1939Special Effects

Warpath

1951Director

It All Came True

1940Special Effects

The Boss

1956Director

Long John Silver

1954Director

Santa Fe Trail

1940Special Effects

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1968Director

September Storm

1960Director

Conquest of Space

1955Director

Denver and Rio Grande

1952Director

The Little Savage

1959Director