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Title: PAUL BLAISDELL, DISCOUNT MONSTER MAKER
Post by: alandhopewell on November 10, 2012, 01:44:41 PM
     Ran across this when I Googled his name; he kinda got messed around....

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/10/the-strange-creature-of-topanga-canyon-paul-blaisdell-his-life-and-times

(http://www.monsters411.com/Paul_Blaisdell_It.jpg)

(http://www.bmp.stomptokyo.com/3btheater/tributes/Paul_Blaisdell/Blaisdell_Art/Paul_Blaisdell_10.jpg)

(http://www.kitleyskrypt.com/images/blaidell.jpg)


Title: Re: PAUL BLAISDELL, DISCOUNT MONSTER MAKER
Post by: Pacman000 on November 12, 2012, 04:37:15 PM
I have a copy of Sci-Fi Boys, a documentary on old Sci-Fi films.  It had a segment on Paul Blaisdell, but the segment was cut out of the main documentary; it was only accessible through special features.    :bluesad:

Good article.  I'm amazed that his suits actually look better in color than in black and white; normally it's the other way around.  He had talent; I wish his career hadn't turned sour.


Title: Re: PAUL BLAISDELL, DISCOUNT MONSTER MAKER
Post by: alandhopewell on November 13, 2012, 02:13:06 PM
I have a copy of Sci-Fi Boys, a documentary on old Sci-Fi films.  It had a segment on Paul Blaisdell, but the segment was cut out of the main documentary; it was only accessible through special features.    :bluesad:

Good article.  I'm amazed that his suits actually look better in color than in black and white; normally it's the other way around.  He had talent; I wish his career hadn't turned sour.

     I had read that Forrest J Ackerman, who once was friends with Blaisdell, refused to mention his mame in Famous Monsters, perhaps due to competition.


Title: Re: PAUL BLAISDELL, DISCOUNT MONSTER MAKER
Post by: Conf on November 14, 2012, 08:20:48 AM
A great and long article dedicated to Blaisdell has been published just last month on french magazine L'Ecran Fantastique.


Title: Re: PAUL BLAISDELL, DISCOUNT MONSTER MAKER
Post by: RCMerchant on November 15, 2012, 09:02:10 PM
I have a copy of Sci-Fi Boys, a documentary on old Sci-Fi films.  It had a segment on Paul Blaisdell, but the segment was cut out of the main documentary; it was only accessible through special features.    :bluesad:

Good article.  I'm amazed that his suits actually look better in color than in black and white; normally it's the other way around.  He had talent; I wish his career hadn't turned sour.


     I had read that Forrest J Ackerman, who once was friends with Blaisdell, refused to mention his mame in Famous Monsters, perhaps due to competition.


(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l79/RCMerchant/gc81-fantastic-monsters-of-the-films-magazine-on-disc-09aa.jpg)

Actually,FJA had nothing to do with it. Paul had caught wind of something wrote about him in Famous Monsters #1. He ragged FM-and publisher James Warren  caught wind of it,and forbade Forry from ever mentioning Paul's name in the magazine ever again. Paul ,Bob Burns and Ron Haydock made Fantastic Monsters mag-which died when the  printing office caught fire. Haydock died in a car wreck in 1977.