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Charles H. Schneer

Charles H. Schneer
  • Name: Charles H. Schneer
  • Birthday: 1920-05-05
  • Also known as: Charles Schneer,Charles Hirsch Schneer
  • Place of birth: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
  • Popularity: 0.616
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] 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... Read More

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Title Release date
The Harryhausen Chronicles   as  Self 1997-01-01
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me   as  Himself 1983-01-01
Monsters and Magic   as  Self 1972-01-01