Ray Harryhausen, a wizard of special effects in movies, died at age 92. His effects made the movies fun and I fondly remember the hours and hours that I spent watching his films (including the "Sinbad" and "Jason and the Argonauts" flicks of the '60s).
I know TIS loved those movies, too.
Below is a four minute video of most of his creatures (from chronological order starting with "Mighty Joe Young" in 1949):
