Herbert Kalmus
Herbert Thomas Kalmus (born November 9, 1881 in Chelsea , Massachusetts , † July 11, 1963 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American scientist and businessman who played a key role in the development of the Technicolor process .
life and career
Herbert Kalmus received his bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1904 and then obtained his doctorate from the University of Zurich . Later he was employed as a lecturer in physics, electrochemistry and metallurgy at Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario , Canada . Together with his fellow student Daniel Frost Comstock and the mechanic W. Burton Wescott , he founded the company Kalmus, Comstock, and Wescott in 1912 , which was initially a technical and scientific industrial consultancy. From 1915, the company that was now called Technicolor specialized in dyeing processes for films. Herbert Kalmus then acted as president of the company until 1960, which developed several Technicolor processes over the decades . The fourth method was used for Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and thus helped color film achieve its breakthrough from the late 1930s.
He had been married to Natalie Kalmus since 1902 , who helped with her husband's work and was responsible for the correct use of Technicolor on film sets as a consultant. The two divorced in 1922, but lived together in one house until 1944. In 1949 he married Eleanore King, who brought along the daughter Cammie King - known for her role as Bonnie Blue Butler in the Technicolor film Gone With the Wind (1939) - from a previous marriage . Herbert Kalmus' autobiography The autobiography of Herbert Kalmus, Mr. Technicolor was published posthumously in 1993.
For his services to the film, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Golden Globe Award in 1955 . The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) named the Herbert T. Kalmus Medal Award after him .
Web links
- Herbert Kalmus at Find A Grave
- Herbert Kalmus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herbert Kalmus at the Los Angeles Times
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalmus, Herbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kalmus, Herbert Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scientist and businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelsea , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1963 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |