Henry Sharp
Henry Sharp (born May 13, 1894 in New York City , New York , † August 6, 1966 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cameraman.
Life
Henry Sharp came to film after training in photography. From the beginning of the 20s he worked as a head cameraman. The most famous films he worked on were such as B. The iron mask , made with the participation of actor Douglas Fairbanks . After the introduction of talkies, most of the films Sharp worked on were less significant. Exceptions are mainly the fear Ministry of Fritz Lang or Alice in Wonderland . From the 1950s onwards, Sharp was mainly active in television.
Filmography (selection)
- 1924: The Marriage Circle (The Marriage Circle)
- 1925: The Man with the Whip (Don Q, Son of Zorro)
- 1926: The Black Pirate (The Black Pirate)
- 1928: A man in the crowd (The Crowd)
- 1929: The Iron Mask (The Iron Mask)
- 1933: The Marx Brothers at War (Duck Soup)
- 1933: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- 1934: It's a Gift (It's a poison)
- 1934: Ladies, listen! (Ladies should listen)
- 1934: Six of a Kind ( Six of a Kind )
- 1934: All the King's Horses
- 1935: The Glass Key
- 1939: Geronimo, the scourge of the prairie (Geronimo)
- 1940: Dr. Cyclops (Dr. Cyclops)
- 1944: Ministry of Fear (Ministry of Fear)
- 1945: What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
- 1947: The Guilty
- 1947: A Life Like a Millionaire (It Happened on 5th Avenue)
- 1959: The Young Land
Web links
- Henry Sharp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 287.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sharp, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1966 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |