Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director, special effects creator and cinematographer.
10 Facts About Byron Haskin
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Byron Haskin is best known for directing The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal.
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Byron Haskin went out to Hollywood in 1917 and became the apprentice of cameraman H Lyman Broening.
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Byron Haskin was hired as the cinematographer in 1922 for Hurricane's Gal.
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Byron Haskin helmed two film-noir thrillers: I Walk Alone, starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott and Kirk Douglas, and Too Late for Tears, starring Lizabeth Scott.
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Byron Haskin worked as a cinematographer and producer, as well as an occasional visual effects artist, notably doing the animation of photos of ships patterned after the Martian ships in War of the Worlds for his later film Robinson Crusoe on Mars.
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Byron Haskin co-produced the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage".
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Byron Haskin appeared as an interviewee in a documentary series Hollywood, about the silent film era, which was co-produced by Kevin Brownlow.
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Byron Haskin died in Montecito, California, six days before his 85th birthday.
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Byron Haskin was survived by his second wife, the former Terry Gates; and a daughter from his first marriage, Shirley Flynn.