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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Allen was born in Newark, New Jersey, 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/380694275/?terms=%22allen+siegler%22|title=Camera Experts Try Life at Sea|last=|first=|date=6 Jul 1941|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> He had two daughters with his wife, Gertrude. |
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== Selected filmography == |
== Selected filmography == |
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Allen G. Siegler | |
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| Born | Allen Graydon Siegler June 26, 1892 Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Died | September 21, 1960 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Allen G. Siegler was an American cinematographer who lensed nearly 200 films and TV 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, 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.
Selected filmography
- Unknown World (1951)
- Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
- Smuggler's Gold (1951)
- Inner Sanctum (1948)
- The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)
- Millie's Daughter (1947)
- The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
- The Body Disappears (1941)
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
- The Old Wyoming Trail (1937)
- You May Be Next! (1936)
- Hell's House (1932)
- The Sky Raiders (1931)
- Sea Legs (1930)
- Pointed Heels (1929)
- The Fighting Sheriff (1925)
- Slippy McGee (1923)
- The Dangerous Age (1922)
- The Broken Coin (1915)
References
- ^ White, Raymond E. (2006). King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-299-21004-5.
- ^ American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
- ^ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1916.
- ^ Clarke, Charles G. (1989). Highlights and Shadows: The Memoirs of a Hollywood Cameraman. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2237-5.
- ^ "Camera Experts Try Life at Sea". The Los Angeles Times. 6 Jul 1941. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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