Alex Haberstroh(1906-1973)
- Special Effects
Special-effects expert Alex Haberstroh and his partner Leo Russell
(Haberstroh Studios, Russell and Haberstroh) were pioneers in
science-fiction and documentary productions, beginning with the popular
"Captain Video and His Video Rangers" television series over the
'DuMont Television Network'. This success led to other production contracts including
numerous television commercials and documentary films including a
five-film series on astronomy produced with the cooperation of
McGraw-Hill Films and several other documentaries in conjunction with
Encyclopaedia Brittanica Films, Inc. A number of his films have been
exhibited at the Hayden Planetarium and have entered the permanent
collections at the New York Museum of Natural History. The Haberstroh
Film Studio, Inc. was at 9 West Ninth Street, and his residence was 463
West Street in New York. His sister Cora Haberstroh was the studio's
business manager. He died of a stroke at age 67 in St. Vincent's
Hospital.