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- Name: Charles H. Schneer
- Born: May 5, 1920Times Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- Died: January 21, 2009Times Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- Birth place: Norfolk, Virginia
- Died at his home in Boca Raton, FloridaTimes Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- Worked closely with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen
- Schneer was introduced to Harryhausen by a friend
- Harryhausen and Schneer made movies together for over 25 yearsTimes Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- Attended Columbia University in New York
- Served in the U.S. Army's Signal Corps Photographic UnitTimes Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- Schneer is survived by his wife ShirleyTimes Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- The couple were married for 68 yearsTimes Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
- They have two daughters together
- Many of Schneer's films are noted for their use of stop-motion animation
- Schneer produced the 1957 film Hellcats of the Navy
- Hellcats of the Navy was the only film to star both Ronald and Nancy Reagan (as Nancy Davis)
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Charles Schneer was a film producer who worked on such films as 1963's Jason and the Argonauts and 1974's The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. On January 21, 2009, Schneer passed away at his home in Boca Raton, Florida at 88 years of age. He is expected to be remembered during the 2009 Academy Awards Memorial Reel.Times Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
Filmography
- 1955: It Came From Beneath the Sea
- 1957: 20 Million Miles to Earth
- 1957: Hellcats of the Navy
- 1958: The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
- 1959: Good Day for a Hanging
- 1960: I Aim at the Stars
- 1961: Mysterious Island
- 1963: Jason and the Argonauts
- 1964: First Men in the Moon
- 1969: The Valley of Gwangi
- 1974: The Gold Voyage of Sinbad
- 1977: Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
- 1981: Clash of the TitansTimes Online: Charles H. Schneer (February 20, 2009)
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