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person_profile-Charles H. Schneer

Charles H. Schneer Died at age: 88

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Charles H. Schneer

Date of Birth:

May 05, 1920

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 21, 2009

Biography of

Charles H. Schneer

    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] This film made use of stop-motion photography which the two men were to use to greater effect in later films including Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and Clash of the Titans (1981).

    In 1960, he moved his base of operations to London, where he remained for 45 years. Beside the fantasy films, he also produced the film version of the stage musical Half a Sixpence (1967) starring Tommy Steele and Hellcats of the Navy (1957), the only film starring both Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan (as Nancy Davis).[3]

    Schneer died in Boca Raton, Florida, aged 88.

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Charles H. Schneer

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Filmography of

Charles H. Schneer

Found 18 Movies in total

... 1981

... 1977

... 1973

... 1970

... 1969

... 1967

... 1964

... 1963

... 1961

... 1960

Face of a Fugitive

Executive Producer

... 1959

... 1959

... 1958

... 1958

... 1957

... 1957

... 1956

... 1955