Joseph T. Rucker

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Joseph T. Rucker (born January 1, 1887 in Atlanta , Georgia , USA , † October 21, 1957 in San Francisco , California ) was an American cameraman for documentaries and newsreels.

biography

Joseph T. Rucker was born the son of a cotton merchant in Atlanta.

He began his career as a cameraman for Paramount Pictures . In 1915 he filmed the opening of the Panama Canal for the studio's newsreels . He contributed further newsreel recordings about the effects of the catastrophic earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 . He was also able to include footage for the news about the Chinese Civil War .

With his colleague Willard Van der Veer Rucker took part in the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of the American Richard Evelyn Byrd (1928-1930). In total, the two shot over 5,000 meters of film material in the Antarctic under the most extreme cold conditions. The recordings were put together into a documentary ( Mit Byrd zum Südpol , With Byrd at the South Pole) . For this work, Rucker and Van der Veer were awarded the 1930 Oscar for best camera . In addition, the Rucker Spur in Antarctica has been named after his achievements since 1966 .

During World War II, Rucker filmed sections of the Pacific War between the United States and Japan on board the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise .

In 1955, Rucker retired from the film business and moved to San Francisco with his wife, Cecile Kaufman. Joseph T. Rucker died two years later on October 21, 1957, leaving behind his wife and two children.

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SURNAME Rucker, Joseph T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia , USA
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1957
Place of death San Francisco , California