Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ...

He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pál. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, an asset when directing the killer ants film The Naked Jungle and the sci-fi film Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Haskin also worked as a cinematographer and producer. The War of the Worlds (1953) was produced by George Pál (the second of three H. G. Wells science fiction stories to be filmed by Pál) and directed by Byron Haskin from a script by Barré Lyndon, and starred Gene Barry, Les Tremayne and Ann Robinson. ... George Pál (February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) (birth name: Györgi Pál Marczincsák) was a Hungarian-born and American naturalized animator and film producer. ... Heston and Parker in The Naked Jungle The Naked Jungle was a (1954) film directed by Byron Haskin, and starring Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker. ... Robinson Crusoe on Mars is a 1964 science fiction film retelling of the classic novel by Daniel Defoe. ...

His career in television included directing no less than six episodes of the original The Outer Limits, including two highly regarded episodes, "The Architects of Fear" and "Demon with a Glass Hand". The Outer Limits is an American television series. ... The Architects of Fear is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. ... Demon with a Glass Hand is a widely referenced episode of The Outer Limits television series, based on a script by Harlan Ellison. ...

Haskin died in Montecito, California in just before his 85th birthday. Montecito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Barbara County, California. ...

External links

• Byron Haskin at the Internet Movie Database