# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/byron-haskin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:10:22.874Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/byron-haskin"
name: "Byron Haskin"
slug: "byron-haskin"
description: "Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director, special effects creator and cinematographer. He is best known for directing The War of the Worlds (1953), one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal."
tagline: "American film and television director (1899-1984)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Byron_Haskin_-_Jun_1922_EH.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1899-04-22"
deathDate: "1984-04-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "Byron Haskin"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump