Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, he graduated from Columbia University in 1940. Serving in the US Army's Signal Corps Photographic Unit during the war, and moved to Hollywood following demobilisation. After ing Columbia Pictures, he was introduced to Harryhausen by a mutual friend from Schneer's time in the Army.
Together they made It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955), about a giant octopus that wreaks havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge. The octopus had only six tentacles, which Schneer is reported to have been correct in claiming no one would notice. This film made use of stop-motion photography which the two men were to use to greater effect in later films including Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and Clash of the Titans (1981).
In 1960, he moved his base of operations to London, where he remained for 45 years. Beside the fantasy films, he also produced the film version of the stage musical Half a Sixpence (1967) starring Tommy Steele and Hellcats of the Navy (1957), the only film starring both Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan (as Nancy Davis).
Schneer died in Boca Raton, Florida, aged 88.
Filmography
all 29
Movies 29
Producer 24
self 4
Writer 1
The Executioner (1970)
Land Raiders (1969)
Half a Sixpence (1967)
You Must Be Joking (1965)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
Mysterious Island (1961)
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-05-05
Deathday
2009-01-21 (88 years old)
Birth Name
Charles Hirsh Schneer
Birth Place
Norfolk, United Kingdom
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Charles Schneer, Charles Hirsch Schneer
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