Robert J. Bronner

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Robert J. Bronner (born June 16, 1907 in New York City , United States , † September 9, 1969 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cameraman .

Life

Bronner joined MGM at an early stage , to which he would in fact remain loyal throughout his entire professional life. Initially he worked in the matte painting department there and rose to become a camera assistant at the beginning of the sound film era . At the beginning of the 1930s, Bronner was allowed to work as a simple cameraman. His teacher for over two decades was the experienced picture artist George J. Folsey . Under his direction, the New Yorker was behind the camera in ambitious MGM productions Homesickness for St. Louis , Vacation for Love , The Legacy , The Best Man , The Gambler and Malaya in the 1940s .

It was not until 1954 that Robert Bronner was promoted to chief cameraman. Without developing an unmistakable style of his own, he photographed a considerable number of studio productions, some of which were expensive and glamorous, including a number of musicals and comedies, with and without music, in which stars such as Gene Kelly , Elvis Presley and Dean Martin occurred. Just ten years after his first job as head cameraman, Robert J. Bronner ended his theatrical work for William Dieterle's also last cinema director “Marry me, crook!” - the flick was a huge flop. After a few additional shots for the Jerry Lewis comedy " Three on a Couch " in 1965, Robert J. Bronner concentrated on working for series television and was involved in both the crime series "FBI" and the adventure series " The Seaview - from 1966 to 1968 " On a secret mission “ behind the camera.

Movies

only as a head cameraman

  • 1954: Mostly cheerful ( It's Always Fair Weather )
  • 1955: Viva Las Vegas ( Meet Me in Las Vegas )
  • 1956: The weaker sex ( The Opposite Sex )
  • 1956 silk stockings ( Silk Stockings )
  • 1957: 10,000 bedrooms ( Ten Thousand Bedrooms )
  • 1957: Do not go too close to the water ( Do not Go Near the Water )
  • 1957: Jailhouse Rock - rhythm behind bars ( Jailhouse Rock )
  • 1958: The Sheepman ( The Sheepman )
  • 1958: The Girl from the Underworld ( Party Girl )
  • 1958: Babies to Order ( Tunnel of Love )
  • 1958: Angels among sinners ( The Mating Game )
  • 1958: Always the damned women ( Ask Any Girl )
  • 1959: A great number ( It Started With a Kiss )
  • 1959: Championship in fling ( Please Don't Eat the Daisies )
  • 1960: This includes two ( Where the Boys Are )
  • 1960: Mr. Lucky (TV series)
  • 1961: Gidget discovers Hawaii ( Gidget Goes Hawaiian )
  • 1961: The Lower Ten Thousand ( Pocketful of Miracles )
  • 1961: A Lieutenant and a Bed ( The Horizontal Lieutenant )
  • 1962: April discovers Rome ( Gidget Goes to Rome )
  • 1963: The mysterious Dr. Lao ( The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao )
  • 1964: Marry me, crook! (The Confession)
  • 1966: FBI
  • 1966–68: The Seaview - On a secret mission ( Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea )

literature

  • The world encyclopedia of film, assoc. editors: Tim Cawkwell & John M. Smith. London 1972, p. 33

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personal data
SURNAME Bronner, Robert J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , United States
DATE OF DEATH 9th September 1969
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States