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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 the 20th Academy Awards for the film Unconquered in the category of Best Special Effects. His nomination was shared with George Dutton, Farciot Edouart, Devereux Jennings, Gordon Jennings and W. 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. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
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