Gordon Avil
Gordon Avil | |
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| Born | March 3, 1899 Michigan, United States |
| Died | April 25, 1970 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Gordon Avil (3 March 1899 – 25 April 1970) was an American cinematographer. He worked in Billy the Kid (1930),[1] The Champ (1931),[2] A Miracle Can Happen (1948),[3] Robot Monster (1953), Shield for Murder (1954),[4] King Dinosaur (1955), Big House, U.S.A. (1955),[5] The Black Sleep (1956)[6] and The Underwater City (1962).[7] According to Robert Clary, he was one of the most patient and endearing people he ever met.[8] He died in April 1970 of a heart attack while on vacation from shooting the TV series Hogan's Heroes.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Durgnat & Simmon 1988, p. 346.
- ^ Reid, John Howard (14 April 2012). Silent Movies Plus! More Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD. Lulu.com. p. 37. ISBN 9781329414242.
- ^ Durgnat & Simmon 1988, p. 355.
- ^ Hirsch, Foster (25 November 2008). The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir. Hachette UK. p. 379. ISBN 9780786726776.
- ^ Svehla, Gary (1 January 2018). Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. p. 472.
- ^ Rhodes, Gary Don (1 June 2012). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9781476600772.
- ^ Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties. McFarland Publishing. p. 1040. ISBN 9781476625058.
- ^ Clary, Robert (17 December 2007). From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 9781461661931.
- ^ Royce, Brenda Scott (10 December 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin's Press. p. 45. ISBN 9781466859579.
Bibliography
[edit]- Durgnat, Raymond; Simmon, Scott (1988). King Vidor, American. University of California Press. p. 382. ISBN 9780520057982.
External links
[edit]- Gordon Avil at IMDb
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