A. Arnold Gillespie
Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie (October 14, 1899 – May 3, 1978) was an American cinema special effects artist.His first project was the silent film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, released that same year.He wrote a book, The Wizard of MGM: Memoirs of A. Arnold Gillespie.A. Arnold was previously married to aviator Ruth Elder, with whom he had a son, William Trent Gillespie (1940–2008).Inasmuch as he worked on numerous films (IMDb credits him with 203), only some of the better known ones and ones involving prominent special effects are listed below.