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Paul Lerpae

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Paul Lerpae
Born
Paul Karl Lerpae

(1900-04-07)April 7, 1900
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
DiedOctober 5, 1989(1989-10-05)(aged 89)
Palm Springs, California, USA
OccupationSpecial Effects Artist
Years active1936-1968

Paul Lerpae(April 7, 1900 – October 5, 1989) was a Mexican-born American special effects artist who was nominated during the20th Academy Awardsfor the filmUnconqueredin the category ofBest Special Effects.His nomination was shared withGeorge Dutton,Farciot Edouart,Devereux Jennings,Gordon JenningsandW. Wallace Kelley.[1]

He worked on over 120 films during his long career.

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  1. ^"The 20th Academy Awards (1948) Nominees and Winners".oscars.org.Retrieved2014-08-16.
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