Ray Harryhausen – An animated life 1984/1994 and tongue-in-cheek humor earned him

and tongue-in-cheek humor earned him lifelong friendships among his peers and generation after generation of loyal fans

Frightening and fun

and contemporary blockbusters

from rarely seen early daguerreotypes to contemporary video art

Ray Harryhausen – An animated life 1984/1994 and tongue-in-cheek humor earned himRay Harryhausen is arguably the greatest stop motion animator in the history of motion pictures, blazing new trails in special effects from the 1950s to the 1980s creating realistic dinosaurs, fantastic aliens, and imaginative mythological creatures. In the animator's own words, accompanied by hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, sketches, and storyboards from his personal archive, this book details Harryhausen's entire film career, from 20