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 joining 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 28
Movies 28
Producer 24
self 3
Writer 1
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997)
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me (1983)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
The Executioner (1970)
Land Raiders (1969)
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Half a Sixpence (1967)
You Must Be Joking (1965)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Mysterious Island (1961)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
The Prince Of Thieves (1948)
Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs
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GenderMale
Birthday1920-05-05
Deathday2009-01-21 (88 years old)
Birth NameCharles Hirsh Schneer
Birth PlaceNorfolk, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsCharles Schneer, Charles Hirsch Schneer
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