Its why I added it to my entry for the contest in 2016, not only a personal nod to Ray's relationship to Forrest J. Ackerman, but embodies the Science Fiction side of Ray's storytelling.

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Concept sketch for the Harpy sequence from 'Jason and the Argonauts'- the completed scene would star future actor Patrick Troughton.

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harryhausen cyclops sculpt is done, now to design the base for it for print

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Some beautiful drawings by the great Ray Harryhausen

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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Clash of the Titans (1981)

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Ray Harryhausen was a brilliant concept artist. Concept artists are the unsung heroes of film. They are artists who work to establish the look and feel of a film before the production people are able to build, model or matte paint those ideas.

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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a 1973 British fantasy film directed by Dean Wood and featuring stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film stars John Phillip Law, Tom Baker, Takis Emmanuel and Caroline Munro. It won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.

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Here's a lovely picture of Ray in his late 20s, working on his first film project, 'Mighty Joe Young'. This Oscar winning 1949 classic was to provide Ray with the opportunity to work alongside his mentor, Willis O'Brien.

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Art and test footage by Ray Harryhausen for the unproduced WAR OF THE WORLDS. 1949.

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Rdv à 17h avec et pour la projection de "#RayHarryhausen, le titan des effets spéciaux" ! Et n’oubliez pas, il vous reste 3 jours pour participer à la campagne pour la sortie de leur nouveau film sur https://t.co/T00TqYijjP

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KING KONG-inspired artwork by for an unrealized jungle sequence from EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956)

See the fantasy classic—8p ET + 11:05p ET on

Image from ‘Harryhausen: The Lost Movies’ by .
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It's lovely to see so many birthday wishes for our good friend Caroline Munro.

Here are some highlights from her 47 years of memories with Ray Harryhausen, his family and the Foundation. Many happy returns!

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Crossbow from ‘The 7th Voyage of Sinbad’. This is the weapon used against Sokurah’s dragon, killing both creature & master with its fall.

This 24 inch miniature was cleverly lined up with one full sized wheel during the filming of the movie’s penultimate scene

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Wonderful opportunity to see a rare 35mm screening of legendary 'King Kong' (1933) this Sunday January 5th.

Introduced by the Foundation's & , who will share rarely seen behind-the-scenes images

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Concept drawings by Ray Harryhausen for THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) , CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981), and another one from the SINBAD trilogy.

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DRAWINGS BY RAY HARRYHAUSEN '2'

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Today marks the birthday of Joan Taylor (August 18, 1929 – March 4, 2012), leading lady from both 'Earth vs the Flying Saucers' and '20 Million Miles to Earth'.

A wonderful star in two of Ray's early classics!

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Concept drawings by Ray Harryhausen for BARON MUNCHAUSEN ON THE MOON, dated 1948; the SINBAD trilogy; and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

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