Byron Haskin
Directing
Born: April 22, 1899 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: April 16, 1984 (aged 84)
Biography
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 six days before his 85th birthday.
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Self / Appearances (2)
Directing (38)
The Outer Limits
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Studio 57
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Alcoa Theatre
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Screen Director's Playhouse
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The Wonderful World of Disney
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Treasure Island
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The War of the Worlds
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Tales to Keep You Awake
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Conquest of Space
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The Power
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World of Giants
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The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Adventures of Long John Silver
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The Naked Jungle
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Warpath
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Too Late for Tears
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I Walk Alone
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His Majesty O'Keefe
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From the Earth to the Moon
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Robinson Crusoe on Mars
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The First Texan
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Silver City
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Captain Sindbad
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Long John Silver
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Tarzan's Peril
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Denver and Rio Grande
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Man-Eater of Kumaon
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Jet Over The Atlantic
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Gambling on the High Seas
Other
The Boss
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Armored Command
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Irish Hearts
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Matinee Ladies
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September Storm
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Affair in Sumatra
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Ginsberg the Great
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The Little Savage
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The Siren
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Producing (4)
Other Crew (53)
The Sea Hawk
Special Effects
Arsenic and Old Lace
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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Invisible Stripes
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City for Conquest
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Dodge City
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Across the Pacific
Special Effects
They Drive by Night
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In This Our Life
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Santa Fe Trail
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The Sea Wolf
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Black Fury
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Castle on the Hudson
Special Effects
Passage to Marseille
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It All Came True
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Dive Bomber
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Knute Rockne All American
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Dust Be My Destiny
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Manpower
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The Great Lie
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Captains of the Clouds
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Submarine D-1
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Virginia City
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Torrid Zone
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Don Juan
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Always in My Heart
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Wings for the Eagle
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When a Man Loves
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I Married a Doctor
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Colleen
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Personal Maid's Secret
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As the Earth Turns
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The Wagons Roll at Night
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The Sea Beast
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Glad Rag Doll
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The Singing Fool
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Broken Chains
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Caught in the Fog
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Bullet Scars
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On Thin Ice
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Green Light
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Stage Struck
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The Guilty Generation
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Canaries Sometimes Sing
Technical Supervisor
Across the Pacific
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The Redeeming Sin
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Flowing Gold
Special Effects
The Golden Cocoon
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South of Suez
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On Trial
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Wolf's Clothing
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Slander the Woman
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