Gordon Jennings,A.S.C. (1896 – January 11, 1953) was an Americanspecial effects artist. He received sevenAcademy Awards (mainly forBest Special Effects) and was nominated for eight more in the same category. After starting 1919 in Hollywood ascamera assistant he worked from 1932 until 1953 on the visual and special effects of more than 180 films. His older brother was cinematographer Devereaux Jennings (1884-1952), who filmed, for instance,Buster Keaton's monumentalThe General in 1926.
Jennings received seven Academy Awards (mainly for "Best Special Effects") and was nominated for eight more. In 1942, he beat himself winning the Academy Award for his work in 1941 onI Wanted Wings withFarciot Edouart against his second nomination forAloma of the South Seas withLouis Mesenkop. In 1952, he was decorated twice forWhen Worlds Collide and with an "Award for Technical Achievement". His last receipt of an Academy Award was posthumous, whenThe War of the Worlds was decorated during the 1954 ceremony.
Won or decorated
1938:Spawn of the North,Academy Honorary Award "for outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production, Spawn of the North"[1]
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