Sid Hickox

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Sidney Hickox (born July 17, 1895 in New York City , † May 16, 1982 in La Cañada Flintridge ) was an American cameraman.

Life

Hickox started working as a camera assistant in 1915. In 1917 he was drafted into the army and joined a camera unit there. After the war he started working as a cameraman. However, his work was hardly noticed. This changed in the early 1930s, when he spoke of Warner Bros. has been committed. His best work is considered to be the 1946 film Dead Sleeping , in which he did the camera work for Howard Hawks . In 1955, Hickox switched to the television business, where he was responsible for almost all episodes of the Andy Griffith Show , among other things . In 1971 he ended his career.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • 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 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 670.

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personal data
SURNAME Hickox, Sid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hickox, Sidney (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York State , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1982
Place of death La Cañada Flintridge , California , United States