Clyde De Vinna

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Clyde De Vinna

Clyde De Vinna , also Clyde DeVinna , (born July 13, 1890 in Sedalia , Missouri , † July 26, 1953 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cinematographer who won the 1930 Academy Award for Best Camera for the film White Shadow received.

Life

Clyde De Vinna studied at the University of Arkansas in the early 1910s . Then he completed an apprenticeship as a cameraman. In 1915 he first worked as a chief cameraman, but initially had only moderate success. This changed in 1925 when he worked on Fred Niblos Ben Hur with René Guissart , Karl Struss and Percy Hilburn . Then he was hired by WS van Dyke , whose films he mostly photographed outside of a film studio. This type of image composition earned De Vinna an Oscar in 1930 for the film White Shadows , which was shot entirely in Tahiti .

In 1933 the collaboration with van Dyke ended. One of the two last films was Tarzan, the Ape Man with Johnny Weissmüller in the lead role. De Vinna took over the camerawork for two other Tarzan films. Until 1942 he was hired mainly for films with Wallace Beery in the leading role. After that he was often only involved in cheap productions until his death in 1953.

During his almost 40 year career, De Vinna has been involved in over 100 film productions.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 186.

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personal data
SURNAME De Vinna, Clyde
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DeVinna, Clyde
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Sedalia , Missouri , United States
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1953
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States