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Paul K. Lerpae(1900-1989)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Paul K. Lerpae was born on 7 April 1900 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Paul is known for The War of the Worlds (1953), The Odd Couple (1968) and El Dorado (1966). Paul died on 5 October 1989 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornApril 7, 1900
DiedOctober 5, 1989(89)
BornApril 7, 1900
DiedOctober 5, 1989(89)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds
7.0
  • Visual Effects(as Paul Lerpae)
  • 1953
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple (1968)
The Odd Couple
7.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1968
Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
El Dorado
7.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 1966
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
  • Visual Effects(as Paul Lerpae)
  • 1956

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Project X (1968)
    Project X
    5.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1968
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple (1968)
    The Odd Couple
    7.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1968
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Brian Donlevy, Scott Brady, John Ireland, Howard Keel, Marilyn Maxwell, and Roy Rogers Jr. in Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
    Arizona Bushwhackers
    5.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1968
  • Will Penny (1967)
    Will Penny
    7.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • James Coburn, Joan Blondell, Bruce Dern, Carroll O'Connor, Claude Akins, Margaret Blye, Timothy Carey, William A. Graham, and Joseph T. Steck in Waterhole #3 (1967)
    Waterhole #3
    6.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
    The Spirit Is Willing
    5.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Tab Hunter, and George Montgomery in Hostile Guns (1967)
    Hostile Guns
    5.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Ernest Borgnine, Rod Taylor, and Luciana Paluzzi in Chuka (1967)
    Chuka
    6.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Gunn (1967)
    Gunn
    6.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • John Ireland in Fort Utah (1967)
    Fort Utah
    5.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer, and Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park (1967)
    Barefoot in the Park
    7.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Stephen Boyd, Yvette Mimieux, and Giovanna Ralli in The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
    The Caper of the Golden Bulls
    6.2
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Elvis Presley, Dodie Marshall, and Pat Priest in Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
    Easy Come, Easy Go
    5.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • The Busy Body (1967)
    The Busy Body
    5.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967
  • Warning Shot (1966)
    Warning Shot
    6.7
    • special photographic effects
    • 1966

Special Effects

  • Jane Russell and Dana Andrews in Johnny Reno (1966)
    Johnny Reno
    5.7
    • special photographic effects
    • 1966
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, and John Russell in Apache Uprising (1965)
    Apache Uprising
    5.7
    • special photographic effects
    • 1965
  • Dana Andrews and Terry Moore in Town Tamer (1965)
    Town Tamer
    5.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1965
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Linda Darnell, Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, and Terry Moore in Black Spurs (1965)
    Black Spurs
    5.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1965
  • John Agar, William Bendix, Lon Chaney Jr., Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, Linda Foster, Virginia Mayo, and Regis Parton in Young Fury (1964)
    Young Fury
    5.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1964
  • William Bendix, Yvonne De Carlo, and Dale Robertson in Law of the Lawless (1964)
    Law of the Lawless
    6.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1964
  • Bing Crosby, Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Barton, Jacques Gencel, Alexis Smith, Franchot Tone, Beverly Washburn, and Jane Wyman in Here Comes the Groom (1951)
    Here Comes the Groom
    6.3
    • special effects (as Paul Lerpae)
    • 1951
  • Bob Hope, Jane Darwell, Oliver Blake, Fred Clark, William Frawley, Tor Johnson, Andrea King, Marilyn Maxwell, and Lloyd Nolan in The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
    The Lemon Drop Kid
    7.0
    • special effects (as Paul Lerpae)
    • 1951
  • Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, and Sonny Tufts in Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
    Miss Susie Slagle's
    6.3
    • special effects assistant
    • 1946
  • Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    The Woman in the Window
    7.6
    • special effects (as Paul Lerpae)
    • 1944

Camera and Electrical Department

  • 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
    • second unit camera (uncredited)
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Paul K Lerpae
  • Born
    • April 7, 1900
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 5, 1989
    • Palm Springs, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1939.

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