David W. Allen

David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was a film and television stop-motion model (puppet) animator.

Considered among the finest stop-motion model animators, Dave Allen has contributed some of the best stop-motion sequences to many feature films, rivaling the work of other premier model animators Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth.

Read more about David W. Allen:  Career, Visual Effects

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