Oliver T. Marsh
Oliver T. Marsh (born January 30, 1892 in Kansas City , USA ; † May 5, 1941 in Los Angeles , USA ) was an American cameraman.
Life
Through the mediation of his sister, the actress Mae Marsh, Oliver T. Marsh came into contact with the director David Wark Griffith and began a contract with Biograph Filmproduktion . From 1918 he worked as a chief cameraman and very soon became one of the most sought-after image designers. After moving to MGM , he shaped the opulent style cultivated there and worked with the most prominent directors and actors of his time. Marsh died at the age of 49 in the middle of preparing for another film.
In 1939 he and Allen M. Davey were awarded an honorary Oscar for joint camera work on Sweethearts . At the 1941 Academy Awards , the two were nominated for an Oscar for their work on Bitter Sweet .
Filmography (selection)
- 1925: The Merry Widow ( The Merry Widow )
- 1927: The Dove
- 1927: The Heartbeat of the World ( The Enemy )
- 1928: Dream of Love
- 1928: The Divine Woman ( The Divine Woman )
- 1928: ... but the meat is weak ( Sadie Thompson )
- 1929: The King of Bernina ( Eternal Love )
- 1929: Untamed
- 1929: Invisible Shackles ( The Single Standard )
- 1929: Modern Girls ( Our Modern Maidens )
- 1931: Everything for your happiness ( Possessed )
- 1931: The Sin of Madelon Claudet ( The Sin of Madelon Claudet )
- 1931: Emma, the Pearl ( Emma )
- 1932: Rain
- 1932: Letty Lynton
- 1932: Arsene Lupine, the king of thieves ( Arsene Lupine )
- 1932: The Son-Daughter
- 1933: Today We Live
- 1933: Night Flight ( Night Flight )
- 1933: I only dance for you ( Dancing Lady )
- 1934: The Merry Widow ( The Merry Widow )
- 1934: Sadie McKee
- 1935: David Copperfield
- 1935: No More Ladies
- 1936: Love on the Run
- 1936: small town girl ( Small Town Girl )
- 1936: The Great Ziegfeld ( The Great Ziegfeld )
- 1936: Thin Man, 2nd Case ( After the Thin Man )
- 1936: San Francisco
- 1937: Tarantella ( The Firefly )
- 1938: Sweethearts
- 1938: In the Golden West ( The Girl of the Golden West )
- 1939: Dance on the Ice ( The Ice Follies of 1939 )
- 1939: The Women ( The Women )
- 1940: Broadway Melody 1940 ( The Broadway Melody of 1940 )
- 1940: Darling, you've changed ( I Love You Again )
- 1940: Bitter Sweet
- 1941: Lady Be Good
- 1941: Dangerous Love ( Rage in Heaven )
Web links
- Oliver T. Marsh 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 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 288.
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SURNAME | Marsh, Oliver T. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1892 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1941 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , USA |