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Science fiction blooms as Pal prepares The Power and 2001 leads
A survey of sci fi cinema notes George Pal near completion of The Power while Destination Moon and 2001 A Space Odyssey set box office and innovation records. The piece traces origins from Georges Melies to Planet of the Apes with Maurice Evans, Roddy McDowall, and John Chambers makeup teams, and highlights makeup staff counts on big sets.
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Maurice Evans
Shakespeare
Gene Handsaker
Associated Press
Hollywood (Ap
20Th Century-Fox
Roddy Dowell
Kim Hunter
Alton Heston
George Pal
NASA
Pal
Hungary
Tolers
George Hamilton
Suzanne Pleshette
England
Jupiter
Staro
Dulles
Gary Stom
Paramount
Christopher George
West
Jane Fonda
Universal
Warner Bros
Seven Arts
Dr. Smith
Earth
Georges Melies
Flash Gordon
Mars
H. G. Wells
Philip Wylie
James Arness
Matt Dillon
Los Angeles
Arthur P. Jacobs
Heston
Pierre Boulle
River Kwai
U. S
McDowell
Huntman
Will Rogers
John Chambers
Hollywood