Ray Kellogg

Not to be confused with Ray Kellogg (actor).

Edgar Ray Kellogg
Born	(1905-11-15)November 15, 1905 Iowa
Died	July 5, 1976(1976-07-05) (aged 70) Ontario
Nationality	American
Known for	Director, producer

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

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

Actor

• The Beverly Hillbillies(1968)

Director

• The Killer Shrews (1959)
• The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
• My Dog, Buddy (1960)
• The Green Berets - co-directed with John Wayne and Mervyn LeRoy (1968)

Producer

• That Justice Be Done (1945)
• The Red Pony (TV) (1973)

Sources

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

External links

• Ray Kellogg at IMDb