Paul Lerpae

Paul Lerpae (April 7, 1900 – October 5, 1989) was a Mexican-born American special effects artist who was nominated during the 20th Academy Awards for the film Unconquered in the category of Best Special Effects. His nomination was shared with George Dutton, Farciot Edouart, Devereux Jennings, Gordon Jennings and W. Wallace Kelley.^[1]

Paul Lerpae
Born	Paul Karl Lerpae (1900-04-07)April 7, 1900 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died	October 5, 1989(1989-10-05) (aged 89) Palm Springs, California, USA
Occupation	Special Effects Artist
Years active	1936-1968

He worked on over 120 films during his long career.