Harley Jessup

American production designer and visual effects artist
Person human Q668877
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Harley Jessup

Summary

Harley Jessup is a human[1]. His place of birth was Corvallis[2]. He was born on February 12, 1954[3]. He worked as an animator[4], production designer[5], and special effects artist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Harley Jessup's place of birth was Corvallis[2].
  • Harley Jessup was born on February 12, 1954[3].
  • Harley Jessup held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Harley Jessup's professions included animator[4].
  • Harley Jessup's professions included production designer[5].
  • Harley Jessup worked as a special effects artist[6].
  • Harley Jessup was educated at Oregon State University[9].
  • Harley Jessup received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[10].
  • Harley Jessup received the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film[11].
  • Harley Jessup is recorded as male[12].
  • Harley Jessup's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Harley Jessup's family name is recorded as Jessup[14].
  • Harley Jessup's given name is recorded as Harley[15].
  • Harley Jessup's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[16].
  • Harley Jessup's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[17].
  • Harley Jessup's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Harley Jessup's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Harley William Jessup'}[19].
  • Harley Jessup's start of work period is recorded as 1980[20].
  • Harley Jessup's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1954[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a863f8c0-e001-419b-bfa4-5e406ac224ac[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Harley Jessup was born in Corvallis[2]. He was born on February 12, 1954[3].

Education

Harley Jessup's education included a stint at Oregon State University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include animator[4], production designer[5], and special effects artist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[10], an Academy Awards[26], in United States[27] and Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film[11], a class of award[28], in United States[29].

Why It Matters

Harley Jessup ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Harley Jessup born?

Harley Jessup's place of birth was Corvallis[2].

What did Harley Jessup do for work?

Harley Jessup worked as animator[4], production designer[5], and special effects artist[6].

Where did Harley Jessup go to school?

Harley Jessup was educated at Oregon State University[9].

What awards did Harley Jessup receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[10] and Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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