American film animator and special effects creator Ray Harryhausen with one of his creations in 1965. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Two-Way Ray Harryhausen, Master Of Stop-Motion Animation, Dies May 7, 2013 • His sword-fighting skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts and models he animated in other movies made him a Hollywood legend. Directors including Steven Spielberg and George Lucas say Harryhausen was an inspiration. He was 92.
