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