Charles H. Schneer
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA — May 05 1920• Died Jan 21 2009
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Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, he graduated from Columbia University in 1940. Serving in the US Army's Signal Corps Photographic Unit during the war, and moved to Hollywood following demobilisation. After joining Columbia Pictures, he was introduced to Harryhausen by a mutual friend from Schneer's time in the Army.[1] Together they made It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955), about a giant octopus that wreaks havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge. The octopus had only six tentacles, which Schneer is reported to have been correct in claiming no one would notice.[2] T…
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Charles H. Schneer's Credits
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Clash of the Titans
Production
Jason and the Argonauts
Production
Mysterious Island
Production
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Production
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Production
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Production
20 Million Miles to Earth
Production
The Case Against Brooklyn
Production
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Production
The Executioner
Production
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Production
First Men in the Moon
Production
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Production
Half a Sixpence
Production
Good Day for a Hanging
Production
Face of a Fugitive
Production
The Prince of Thieves
Writing
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
The Valley of Gwangi
Production
Hellcats of the Navy
Production
Tomorrow the Moon
Self
Monsters and Magic
Self
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Himself