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Pete Peterson, born Svend Aage Pedersen and occasionally credited as Peter Peterson was an American stop-motion animation pioneer and special effects designer and creator. best known for his work with Willis O'Brien on Mighty Joe Young (1949), The Black Scorpion (1957), and The Giant Behemoth (1959).

Biography
Peterson, was born Svend Aage Pedersen but changed his name in 1945 working as a grip at RKO he was later assigned to work on Mighty Joe Young (1949) with Willis H. O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen.

Willis O'Brien later asked Peterson to assist him with the stop motion animation for The Black Scorpion (1957) Peterson later in the films production accepted O'Brien's offer.

Selected filmography

 * Mighty Joe Young (1949) - Second technician
 * The Black Scorpion (1957) - stop-motion animator
 * The Giant Behemoth (1959) - Special effects designer and creator