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Walter Joseph Veevers (1917-2/19/83)  better known as Wally Veevers, was an English special effects master with credits going back to the 1930s. He is best known for his work on the 1968 film ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' as well as the 1964 film  ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'' and, of course, ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' in 1975.
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'''Special Effects Credits:'''<BR>
1983: ''Local Hero'' (special effects) <BR>
1975: ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (special effects) <BR>
1972: ''Lucifer Rising'' (Short) (special effects - uncredited) <BR>
1970: ''Scrooge'' (special effects) <BR>
1970: ''The Private Life'' of Sherlock Holmes (special effects) <BR>
1969: ''Moon Zero Two'' (special effects assistant - uncredited) <BR>
1969: ''Battle of Britain'' (special effects) <BR>
1965: ''Sands of the Kalahari'' (special effects) <BR>
1965: ''Monster of Terror'' (special effects) <BR>
1965: ''A Study in Terror'' (special effects) <BR>
1965: ''Rotten to the Core'' (special effects) <BR>
1965: ''Lord Jim'' (special effects) <BR>
1965: ''The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders'' (special effects) <BR>
1964: ''Hide and Seek'' (special effects) <BR>
1964: ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'' (special effects) <BR>
1963: ''The Victors'' (special effects) <BR>
1963: ''Mystery Submarin''e (special effects) <BR>
1962: ''Lawrence of Arabia'' (special effects - uncredited) <BR>
1962: ''The War Lover'' (special effects) <BR>
1962: ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' (special effects) <BR>
1962: ''The Road to Hong Kong'' (special effects) <BR>
1962: ''The Valiant'' (special effects) <BR>
1961: ''Dentist on the Job'' (special effects) <BR>
1961: ''Nearly a Nasty Accident'' (special effects) <BR>
1961: ''The Guns of Navarone'' (special effects) <BR>
1960: ''The Pure Hell of St. Trinian'''s (special effects - uncredited) <BR>
1960: ''Trouble in the Sky'' (special effects) <BR>
1959: ''Friends and Neighbours'' (special effects) <BR>
1958: ''Hell, Heaven or Hoboken'' (special effects) <BR>
1958: ''Next to No Time'' (special effects) <BR>
1958: ''The Silent Enemy'' (special effects) <BR>
1957: ''Blue Murder at St. Trinian's'' (special effects) <BR>
1957: ''Curse of the Demon'' (special effects) <BR>
1957: ''A King in New York'' (special effects) <BR>
1957: ''Paradise Lagoon'' (special effects) <BR>
1957: ''Big Time Operators'' (special effects) <BR>
1957: ''Abandon Ship'' (special effects) <BR>
1956: ''The Green Man'' (special effects) <BR>
1956: ''Satellite in the Sky'' (director of special effects) <BR>
1955: ''Richard III'' (special effects) <BR>
1955: ''Marriage a la Mode'' (special effects - uncredited) <BR>
1953: ''Laughing Anne'' (special effects - uncredited) <BR>
1953: ''The Beggar's Opera'' (special effects) <BR>
1953: ''Gilbert and Sullivan'' (special effects) <BR>
1951: ''The Lady with a Lamp'' (special effects) <BR>
1936: ''Things to Come'' (assistant special effects - uncredited)<BR>

'''Visual Effects Credits:'''<BR>
1983: ''The Keep'' (visual effects supervisor) <BR>
1981: ''Excalibur'' (special optical effects) <BR>
1980: ''Raise the Titanic'' (matte effect supervisor: Europe) <BR>
1980: ''The Sea Wolves'' (optical effects - uncredited) <BR>
1980: ''Saturn 3'' (optical effects) <BR>
1979: ''S.O.S. Titanic'' (TV Movie) (supervisor of visual effects) <BR>
1978: ''Superman'' (flying systems & process projection) <BR>
1977: ''A Bridge Too Far'' (optical effects) <BR>
1977: ''Crossed Swords'' (optical effects) <BR>
1975: ''The Man Who Would Be King'' (optical effects) <BR>
1974: ''Juggernaut'' (models - uncredited) <BR>
1973: ''The Day of the Jackal'' (visual effects) <BR>
1971: ''Diamonds Are Forever'' (visual effects) <BR>
1971: ''Zeppelin'' (special photographic effects) <BR>
1971: ''The Last Valley'' (visual effects) <BR>
1969: ''The Magic Christian'' (visual special effects) <BR>
1968: ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' (special photographic effects supervisor) <BR>
1963: ''Heavens Above!'' (model photography - uncredited) / (travelling matte - uncredited) <BR>
1963: ''The Day of the Triffids'' (special effects photography) <BR>
1962: ''The Longest Day'' (visual effects - uncredited) <BR>
1962: ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' (TV Series) (special photographic effects )<BR>
1957: ''Town on Trial'' (matte effects - uncredited) <BR>
1955: ''A Kid for Two Farthings'' (matte effects - uncredited) <BR>
1955: ''Three Cases of Murder'' (special processes - uncredited) <BR>
1955: ''The Colditz Story'' (special processes - uncredited) <BR>
1954: ''Hobson's Choice'' (special processes - uncredited) <BR>
1953: ''The Intruder'' (travelling matte - uncredited) <BR>
1952: ''Moulin Rouge'' (matte effects - uncredited) <BR>
1952: ''Glory at Sea'' (trick photography)<BR> 
1952: ''The Passionate Sentry'' (special processes - uncredited) <BR>
1940: ''The Thief of Bagdad'' (matte artist - uncredited)<BR>