Alex Weldon Explained

Alex Weldon
Birth Name:	Alex C. Widlicska
Birth Place:	Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:	Jamestown, New York, United States
Occupation:	Visual effects artist
Yearsactive:	1931-1980
Children:	1

Alex Weldon (1914 - 10 January 2004) was an American visual effects artist. He was born in Budapest, graduated from Hollywood High School and attended UCLA. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects.^{[1] [2]}

Selected filmography

• Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
• King of Kings (1961)
• El Cid (1961)
• The Longest Day (1961)
• 55 Days at Peking (1962)
• The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
• Circus World (1964)
• Von Ryan's Express (1965)
• The Battle of the Bulge (1965)
• (1968) *
• Patton (1970) *
• Papillon (1973)
• The Wind and the Lion (1975)
• Islands in the Stream (1977)
• Orca - The Killer Whale (1977)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1980)

(*) Nominated for Oscar award

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners . oscars.org.
2. Web site: The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners . oscars.org.