Byron Haskin

About

Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, with a number of credits on Warner Bros. films, an asset when directing the killer ants film The Naked Jungle and the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Haskin also worked as a cinematographer and producer. His career in television included directing six episodes of the original The Outer Limits, including two highly regarded episodes, "The Architects of Fear" and "Demon with a Glass Hand". He also co-produced the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage". Haskin appeared as an interviewee on-screen in the 1980 documentary Hollywood series by Kevin Brownlow. Haskin died in Montecito, California...

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Star TrekSeries • 1966The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963Studio 57Series • 1954Alcoa TheatreSeries • 1957Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955Tales to Keep You AwakeSeries • 1966The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954The War of the WorldsMovie • 1953Arsenic and Old LaceMovie • 1944Treasure IslandMovie • 1950The PowerMovie • 1968In This Our LifeMovie • 1942The Naked JungleMovie • 1954They Drive by NightMovie • 1940The Sea HawkMovie • 1940The Sea WolfMovie • 1941Too Late for TearsMovie • 1949The Great LieMovie • 1941Dodge CityMovie • 1939Santa Fe TrailMovie • 1940Passage to MarseilleMovie • 1944The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexMovie • 1939Robinson Crusoe on MarsMovie • 1964A Midsummer Night's DreamMovie • 1935