Glen MacWilliams

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Glen MacWilliams (born May 21, 1898 in Saratoga , California , † April 15, 1984 in Seal Beach , California) was an American cinematographer .

Glen MacWilliams became chief cameraman in 1920 after a short period of assistance. From 1925 to 1927 he worked on a number of films directed by Victor Schertzinger . In 1933 he moved to Great Britain , where he worked as a cameraman for Gaumont . There was also a first collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock on the film Waltzes from Vienna .

In 1940 he returned to the United States and was again involved in rather second-rate productions. One of the few exceptions was the second collaboration with Hitchcock. For his film The Lifeboat , MacWilliams was nominated at the Academy Awards in 1945 in the category Best Camera , but then had to admit defeat to Joseph LaShelle . From 1946 he was no longer hired as a cameraman.

It was not until 1958 that he returned to the camera and worked in television, where he mainly worked as a cameraman for series until 1966.

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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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 210.

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SURNAME MacWilliams, Glen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Saratoga , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 1984
Place of death Seal Beach , California , United States