Ray_Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

American special effects artist and film director

Not to be confused with Ray Kellogg (actor).

Edgar Ray Kellogg (November 15, 1905 – July 5, 1976) was an American special effects artist and film director from Iowa.[1]

Quick Facts Edgar Ray Kellogg, Born ...

Career

During World War II, Kellogg was a US Navy Lieutenant with the O.S.S. Field Photographing Branch[2] where he became acquainted with John Ford.

Following the war Kellogg went to Hollywood working in special effects for 20th Century Fox, eventually heading the unit.[3] He made his debut as a director with The Killer Shrews and The Giant Gila Monster in 1959. Both films would later be parodied in Mystery Science Theater 3000.

He co-directed The Green Berets in 1968 with John Wayne, a controversial war film set during the then conflict in Vietnam that involved the US Army.

He died in Ontario, California of cancer.[1]

Filmography

Director

Producer

Sources

  1. [1]
    "Ray Kellogg". IMDb.
  2. [2]
    "OSS film on Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals, "That Justice Be Done" (1945)". officeofwarinformation.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "CinemaScope-What It Is; How It Works". www.widescreenmuseum.com.
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