Pete Peterson (animator)

Pete Peterson
Peterson on the set of Mighty Joe Young.
Born
Svend Aage Pedersen

September 30, 1903
Denmark
DiedFebruary 24, 1962 (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationSpecial effects technician

Pete Peterson (born Svend Aage Pedersen; September 30, 1903 - February 24, 1962) was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, best remembered for his work with Willis H. O'Brien on Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Black Scorpion (1957) and The Giant Behemoth (1959).

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