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Kenneth Strickfaden, innovative genius of illusionary special effects from silent films to the age of television, set the standard for Hollywood''s mad scientists. Strickfaden created the science fiction apparatus in more than 100 motion picture films and television programs, from 1931''s Frankenstein to the Wizard of Oz and The Mask of Fu Manchu to television''s The Munsters. The skilled technician, known around Hollywood''s back lots as Mr. Electric, once doubled for Boris Karloff in a dangerous scene and was nearly electrocuted.

From his birth in 1896 to his death in 1984, Strickfaden''s life was filled with adventure. He spent his early years working the amusement parks on both coasts, served overseas as a Marine during World War I, took a 1919 cross-country trip in a dilapidated Model T, and favored risky pursuits like automobile and speedboat racing. He worked as an aeronautical mechanic, constructing airplanes for an historic around-the

Kenneth Strickfaden Dr. Frankensteins Electrician

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786420643, 978-0786420643
      ISBN10: 0786420642

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Kenneth Strickfaden, innovative genius of illusionary special effects from silent films to the age of television, set the standard for Hollywood''s mad scientists. Strickfaden created the science fiction apparatus in more than 100 motion picture films and television programs, from 1931''s Frankenstein to the Wizard of Oz and The Mask of Fu Manchu to television''s The Munsters. The skilled technician, known around Hollywood''s back lots as Mr. Electric, once doubled for Boris Karloff in a dangerous scene and was nearly electrocuted.

      From his birth in 1896 to his death in 1984, Strickfaden''s life was filled with adventure. He spent his early years working the amusement parks on both coasts, served overseas as a Marine during World War I, took a 1919 cross-country trip in a dilapidated Model T, and favored risky pursuits like automobile and speedboat racing. He worked as an aeronautical mechanic, constructing airplanes for an historic around-the

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