Allen G. Siegler was an American cinematographer who lensed nearly 200 films and television episodes between 1914 and 1952.[1] He worked at Columbia Pictures for many years, and was an early member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[2][3][4]

Biography

Allen was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1892 to Frederick Siegler and Flora Wood. He started working as a cameraman around 1914, picking up dozens of credits over the ensuing decades on films by directors like Lois Weber and Sam Newfield. During World War II, he took a break from Hollywood to serve in the U.S. Naval Reserve's photographic and motion picture unit.[5] He had two daughters with his wife, Gertrude.

Partial filmography

Mary Astor and Lyle Talbot in Trapped by Television.

References

  1. ^ White, Raymond E. (2006). King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Popular Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-299-21004-5. allen siegler cinematographer.
  2. ^ American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
  3. ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
  4. ^ Clarke, Charles G. (1989). Highlights and Shadows: The Memoirs of a Hollywood Cameraman. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2237-5.
  5. ^ "Camera Experts Try Life at Sea". The Los Angeles Times. 6 Jul 1941. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_G._Siegler
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