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Gregg Toland

Gregg Toland

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1904(USA)-1948
From Wikipedia Gregg Toland, A.S.C. (May 29, 1904 – September 28, 1948) was an American cinematographer noted for his innovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus, an example of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. Toland was born in Charleston, Illinois on May 29, 1904. During the 1930s, Toland became the youngest cameraman in Hollywood but soon one of its most sought-after cinematographers. Over a seven-year span (1936–1942), he was nominated five times for the "Best Cinematography" Oscar, including a win in 1940 for his work on Wuthering Heights. He worked with many of the top directors of his era, including John Ford, Howard Hawks, Erich von Stroheim, King Vidor, Orson Welles, and William Wyler. Toland was the subject of an "Annals of Hollywood" article in The New Yorker, "The Cameraman," by Hilton Als (June 19, 2006, p. 46). Just before his death, he was concentrating on the "ultimate focus" lens, which makes both near and far objects equally distinct. He died in Los Angeles, California on September 26, 1948 of coronary thrombosis at age 44. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Participates in

  • Citizen Kane
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • The Best Years of Our Lives
  • Wuthering Heights
  • The Outlaw
  • The Bat
  • December 7th
  • The Winning of Barbara Worth
  • Whoopee!
  • The Kid from Brooklyn
  • A Song Is Born
  • Enchantment
  • The Bishop's Wife
  • We Live Again
  • Tonight or Never
  • These Three
  • The Goldwyn Follies
  • Come and Get It
  • The Masquerader
  • Condemned!
  • One Heavenly Night
  • Splendor
  • The Kid from Spain
  • Nana
  • Les Misérables
  • Bulldog Drummond
  • The Washington Masquerade
  • Dead End
  • Beloved Enemy
  • The Devil to Pay!
  • The Dark Angel
  • The Wedding Night
  • Roman Scandals
  • Ball of Fire
  • The Cowboy and the Lady
  • Mad Love
  • History Is Made at Night
  • This Is Heaven
  • The Road to Glory
  • Raffles
  • The Westerner
  • They Shall Have Music
  • Palmy Days
  • Woman Chases Man
  • The Little Foxes
  • Raffles
  • The Tenderfoot
  • Man Wanted
  • The Long Voyage Home
  • The Fighting Generation
  • The Trespasser
  • The Nuisance
  • Notorious
  • Intermezzo: A Love Story
  • Forsaking All Others
  • December 7th
  • Song of the South
  • The Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra
  • Public Hero Number 1
  • Street Scene

Acts in

  • Citizen Kane
  • Show-Business at War