Clay Pinney

{{short description|American special effects artist|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Clay Pinney

| birth_name = Clayton Willis Pinney

| other_names=Clayton Pinney

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|05|30}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|01|1946|05|30}}

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| occupation = Visual effects artist

| yearsactive = 1983-2015

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Clayton Willis Pinney (May 30, 1946 – November 1, 2022){{Cite web|url=https://neptunesociety.com/obituaries/tempe-az/clayton-pinney-10997614|title=Clayton Willis Pinney|work=Neptune Society|access-date=March 10, 2024}} was an American special effects artist who has won an Academy Award for visual effects as well as an Academy Award for Technical Achievement. His name was mentioned at the 95th Academy Awards in the In Memorian section.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/oscars-2023-memoriam-segment-feature-150037067.html|title=Oscars 2023: 'In Memoriam' segment to feature Angela Lansbury, James Caan, Louise Fletcher and who else?|work=Gold Derby|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2024|via=Yahoo!}}