David W. Allen
American animator and film director (1944–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the film and television animator. For other people with the same name, see David Allen (disambiguation).
David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.
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Born | October 22, 1944 Los Angeles, California, United States |
Died | August 16, 1999(1999-08-16) (aged 54) Burbank, California, United States |
Occupation | Stop motion model animator |
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Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.