Fred Sersen (February 24, 1890 – December 11, 1962) was an American painter and cinema special effects artist working mainly at 20th Century Fox Studios from the 1930s to the 1950s with credits in over 200 movies.
An artificial lake created for the former film was named in his honor.
[1] Fred Sersen was born Ferdinand Metoděj Sršeň,[2] February 24, 1890, in Veselí nad Moravou,[3] then a part of Austria-Hungary, At the age of 17 he moved to the United States.
Other notable effects for which he is credited include the fire in Hangover Square, the flying saucer in The Day the Earth Stood Still, and the sinking of the ship in Titanic.
[1] He died December 11, 1962, in Los Angeles, California.