Fred Sersen | |
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| Born | February 24, 1890 |
| Died | December 11, 1962 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | special effects artist |
| Years active | 1930–1956 |
| Awards | Best Visual Effects 1939 The Rains Came 1943 Crash Dive |
Fred Sersen (February 24, 1890 – December 11, 1962) was an American painter and cinema special effects artist working mainly at 20th Century Fox Studios from the 1930s to the 1950s with credits in over 200 movies. He won two Academy Awards for Best Effects, Special Effects (photographic), in 1940 for The Rains Came, and in 1944 for Crash Dive. An artificial lake created for the former film was named in his honor.[1]