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Hollywood effects wizard Ray Ray Harryhausen dies at 92 1:21 p.m. EDT May 7, 2013 The legendary filmmaker was best known for movies such as 'Jason and the Argonauts.' [image: Harryhausen pic] (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images) STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen died Tuesday at age 92 in London Ray Harryhausen, the legendary special-effects master whose influence was felt both in his sci-fi and fantasy movies as well as in the works of later filmmakers such as George Lucas and Peter Jackson has died at the age of 92. His family announced his death in London Tuesday via The Ray and Diana Harryhausen FoundationFacebook page<https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ray-and-Diana-Harryhausen-Foundation/125012827632564> . Inspired by the original 1930s *King Kong*, Harryhausen made monsters come alive and thrilled audiences in the 20th century with a variety of movies such as *Mighty Joe Young*, *Jason and the Argonauts* and *Clash of the Titans*. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
