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Jan Domela(1894-1973)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Art Department
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Jan Domela was born on 22 August 1894 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jan is known for The War of the Worlds (1953), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and The Great Gatsby (1949). Jan died on 1 August 1973 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornAugust 22, 1894
DiedAugust 1, 1973(78)
BornAugust 22, 1894
DiedAugust 1, 1973(78)
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Known for

The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds
7.0
  • Visual Effects(uncredited)
  • 1953
Ingrid Bergman and Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.8
  • Visual Effects
  • 1943
Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)
The Great Gatsby
6.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1949
Conquest of Space (1955)
Conquest of Space
5.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1955

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Van Heflin, Max von Sydow, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told
    6.6
    • matte painter (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, and Steve Forrest in Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
    Heller in Pink Tights
    5.9
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    The Ten Commandments
    7.9
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Conquest of Space (1955)
    Conquest of Space
    5.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1955
  • The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
    The Girls of Pleasure Island
    5.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1953
  • The War of the Worlds (1953)
    The War of the Worlds
    7.0
    • special photographic effects
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Thunder in the East (1952)
    Thunder in the East
    6.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1952
  • When Worlds Collide (1951)
    When Worlds Collide
    6.6
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    6.8
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)
    The Great Gatsby
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1949
  • Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, and Cedric Hardwicke in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1949
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Bob Hope and Joan Caulfield in Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
    Monsieur Beaucaire
    6.7
    • special photographic effects assistant: matte paintings (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Kirk Douglas, Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, and Lizabeth Scott in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
    7.4
    • matte painting assistant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Brian Donlevy, Barbara Britton, Joel McCrea, and Sonny Tufts in The Virginian (1946)
    The Virginian
    6.4
    • special photographic effects assistant (uncredited)
    • 1946

Special Effects

  • Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, and Sonny Tufts in Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
    Miss Susie Slagle's
    6.3
    • special effects assistant
    • 1946

Art Department

  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • paintings (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 22, 1894
    • The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • August 1, 1973
    • Santa Monica, California, USA

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