James S. Brown Jr.

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James Spencer Brown Junior (born March 16, 1892 in Montclair , New Jersey , † June 1, 1949 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cinematographer .

Life

James Spencer Brown was born in New Jersey to a physicist. Before becoming known as a cameraman for Columbia Pictures , he began his career as an apprentice at Edison Studios in 1912 . From 1925 on in particular, Brown was responsible for several B-movie films as a cameraman. Although Brown was known throughout his life as a competent and capable cameraman and was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1927 , as well as was recognized for his services as a cameraman during the First World War , he never got beyond the B-movie sector, which is probably was because he was an alcoholic .

Brown was married twice and had a daughter and a son with Katherine Brown. Brown committed suicide on June 1, 1949 when he shot himself in the head in front of his wife and neighbors.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1925: Some Pun'kins
  • 1926: Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
  • 1927: Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
  • 1927: Spuds
  • 1927: Where Trails Begin
  • 1928: Casper's Week End
  • 1929: Smile, Buttercup, Smile
  • 1931: Defenders of the Law
  • 1931: The Mystery Train
  • 1932: Klondike
  • 1933: Cheating Blondes
  • 1934: The Scarlet Letter
  • 1934: What's Your Racket?
  • 1935: Shadows of the Orient
  • 1936: The Unknown Ranger
  • 1937: Trouble in Morocco
  • 1938: Pioneer Trail
  • 1939: Frontiers of '49
  • 1940: Fugitive from a Prison Camp
  • 1941: Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
  • 1942: Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
  • 1943: Batman and Robin (Batman)
  • 1944: The Whistler (The Whistler)
  • 1945: The Great Flamarion
  • 1945: The Phantom of 42nd Street
  • 1945: The Man Who Walked Alone
  • 1946: The Strangler in the fog (Strangler of the Swamp)
  • 1946: Charlie Chan: The Trap
  • 1947: Warning, Coast Police (Dragnet)
  • 1947: Fuzzy's Adventure (Stage to Mesa City)
  • 1947: The Prairie
  • 1948: Lassy La Roc, the man of the whip, Part 1 - On behalf of the sheriff (Frontier Revenge)
  • 1948: The Counterfeiters
  • 1949: Zamba, the horror of the jungle (Zamba)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b James S. Brown Jr. In: Turner Classic Movies . Accessed April 11, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Brown, James S. Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, James Spencer Junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Montclair , New Jersey , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1949
Place of death Los Angeles , California United States