Director Frank Darabont at the podium. Seated
on the stage are Forrest J Ackerman, Ray Bradbury and Ray Harryhausen.
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Forry tells about Ray in his teen years and his
early ambitions to make movie magic.
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Ray Harryhausen takes the podium and thanks his
fans and friends that helped make this day possible.
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The unveiling
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Ray Harryhausen - Hollywood Star!
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Harryhausen and Darabont flanked by modern special
effects giants Rick Baker and Stan Winston.
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Ray with Ken Ralston, head of visual effects at Sony Pictures
Imageworks. In the background at right is archivist Ronald V.
Borst and Diana Harryhausen.
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Ray with Arnold Kunert, who spearheaded the campaign
for Harryhausen's star. At right is announcer Gary Owens who
recently provided narration for Ray's newly completed Tortoise
and the Hare short.
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Ray with Frank Darabont, director of The Shawshank
Redemption and The Green Mile.
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Ted Hartley, RKO CEO and one of the producers of
the Mighty Joe Young remake, with Ray and Diana Harryhausen.
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Three octogenarians who are still kids at heart. Ray
Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury and Forrest J Ackerman who were fellow
members of a Los Angeles science fiction club in the late 1930s.
Each went on to make a major impact in the world of fantasy.
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Ray with friend and Harryhausen expert Sam Calvin,
co-publisher of FXRH magazine.
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Visual effects artist Jim Aupperle and Oscar winning
animator Randy Cook (Lord of the Rings) come to see their
hero get his star. Behind Cook is author, director and dinosaur
expert, Don Glut.
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Mike Hankin, author of the upcoming book Ray
Harryhausen: Master of the Majicks and Gordon Hessler, director
of The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
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Special Thanks to Ernest Farino for supplying
all the photos on this page.
These photos may not be reused without permission.
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