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Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013

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Master, storyteller, mentor—friend.

Ray Harryhausen inspired me to write and paint and seek a life in creating fantasy and science fiction.

A wonderful man with a fabulous talent.

Here are some of my favorite photos.


The trio: long-time friends Ray Harryhausen, Forry Ackerman, and Ray Bradbury... Hamming it up at a celebration of KING KONG in Omaha in 1998.


Ray and his devoted wife Diana in our home in 2003.

The rest of the photos are from Ray H’s star ceremony in Hollywood in 2003.

Never to be forgotten.

Greg Bear

Greg Bear and Ray Harryhausen (Photo by David Clark)

Ray Bradbury Greeting Ray Harryhausen (Photo by David Clark)

Ray Harryhausen, Greg Bear, Ray Bradbury, Forry Ackerman (Photo by David Clark)

Ray Harryhausen and John Morgan (Photo by David Clark)

Frank Darabont and Ray Harryhausen (Photo by David Clark)

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