Paul Eagler

Paul Eagler
From a 1920 magazine
Born	(1890-09-24)September 24, 1890 Newman, Illinois, United States
Died	September 30, 1961(1961-09-30) (aged 71) Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Occupation	Special effects artist
Years active	1922-1960

Paul Eagler (September 24, 1890 – September 30, 1961) was an American special effects artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, for Portrait of Jennie, and was nominated for another one in the same category for Foreign Correspondent.

Selected filmography

• Because of a Woman (1917)
• Sudden Jim (1917)
• The Millionaire Vagrant (1917)
• Bond of Fear (1917)
• Partners of the Tide (1921)
• Five Bad Men (1935)

Eagler won one Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another one:

Won

• Portrait of Jennie (1948)

Nominated

• Foreign Correspondent (1940)[1]

References

1. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

External links

• Paul Eagler at IMDb
• Photograph of 1949 Oscar being awarded for Best Special Effects, at oscars.org