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Robert R. Hoag(1908-1987)

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Robert R. Hoag was born on 30 April 1908 in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is known for Soylent Green (1973), Ben-Hur (1959) and How the West Was Won (1962). He died on 16 April 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 30, 1908
DiedApril 16, 1987(78)
BornApril 30, 1908
DiedApril 16, 1987(78)
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Known for

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotten, Chuck Connors, Richard Fleischer, Paula Kelly, Brock Peters, Walter Seltzer, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Russell Thacher in Soylent Green (1973)
Soylent Green
7.0
  • Visual Effects
  • 1973
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur
8.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 1959
How the West Was Won (1962)
How the West Was Won
7.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 1962
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.2
  • Visual Effects
  • 1962

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Search for the Great Sharks (1995)
    Search for the Great Sharks
    5.8
    Short
    • optical effects (as Robert Hoag, for Sony Optical Effects)
    • 1995
  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    That's Entertainment!
    7.8
    • optical supervision (as Robert Hoag)
    • 1974
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotten, Chuck Connors, Richard Fleischer, Paula Kelly, Brock Peters, Walter Seltzer, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Russell Thacher in Soylent Green (1973)
    Soylent Green
    7.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1973
  • Zig Zag (1970)
    Zig Zag
    6.1
    • optical effects
    • 1970
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Ice Station Zebra (1968)
    Ice Station Zebra
    6.6
    • optical effects
    • 1968
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
    The Legend of Lylah Clare
    5.7
    • optical effects (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • My Favorite Martian (1963)
    My Favorite Martian
    7.2
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 1965–1966
  • Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman in A Patch of Blue (1965)
    A Patch of Blue
    8.0
    • special visual effects
    • 1965
  • 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
    • special visual effects
    • 1965
  • The Outrage (1964)
    The Outrage
    6.2
    • special visual effects
    • 1964
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown
    6.6
    • special visual effects
    • 1964
  • Jill St. John, Robert Goulet, Nancy Kwan, and Robert Morse in Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
    Honeymoon Hotel
    5.1
    • special visual effects
    • 1964
  • Barbara Eden and Tony Randall in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
    7 Faces of Dr. Lao
    7.1
    • special visual effects
    • 1964
  • Paul Newman, Diane Baker, and Elke Sommer in The Prize (1963)
    The Prize
    6.8
    • special visual effects
    • 1963
  • Frankie Avalon and Mariette Hartley in Drums of Africa (1963)
    Drums of Africa
    4.6
    • special visual effects
    • 1963

Special Effects

  • Off to See the Wizard (1967)
    Off to See the Wizard
    6.7
    TV Series
    • special effects (as Bobby Hoag)
    • 1967
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1966–1967
  • The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967)
    The 39th Annual Academy Awards
    6.9
    TV Special
    • special effects
    • 1967
  • Two Loves (1961)
    Two Loves
    5.0
    • special effects
    • 1961
  • Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
    Atlantis: The Lost Continent
    5.5
    • special effects
    • 1961
  • Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Franciosa, and Gina Lollobrigida in Go Naked in the World (1961)
    Go Naked in the World
    5.5
    • special effects
    • 1961
  • Glenn Ford and Maria Schell in Cimarron (1960)
    Cimarron
    6.4
    • special effects
    • 1960
  • Robert Mitchum, George Hamilton, and Eleanor Parker in Home from the Hill (1960)
    Home from the Hill
    7.4
    • special effects
    • 1960
  • Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, and Herman in The Gazebo (1959)
    The Gazebo
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Never So Few (1959)
    Never So Few
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Robert Douglas, Joanna Barnes, and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Tarzan, the Ape Man
    3.8
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Ask Any Girl (1959)
    Ask Any Girl
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • The Mating Game (1959)
    The Mating Game
    6.9
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Perkins in Green Mansions (1959)
    Green Mansions
    5.3
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Shirley MacLaine and Glenn Ford in The Sheepman (1958)
    The Sheepman
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bobby Hoag
  • Born
    • April 30, 1908
    • Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Died
    • April 16, 1987
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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