Harry E. Squire (1890-1977) was a cinematographer who filmed Frank Buck’s third movie, Fang and Claw,[1] and later photographed This is Cinerama and other features in Cinerama.[2]
Harry E. Squire | |
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| Born | 2 Feb 1890 Hudson, New Jersey |
| Died | July 1977 Eagle Bridge, Washington, New York, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Harold Edmund Squire |
| Occupation | cinematographer |
| Known for | work with Frank Buck and Cinerama |
| Spouse | Eleanor Steinan Squire (b 1889, married 1915) |
| Children | Audrey Squire (b 1917) |
Early years
editSquire worked in the film studios of Thomas Edison in the Bronx and filmed some of Edison's one reelers, as well as early sound films. Squire moved to Paramount Pictures and filmed some of the earliest documentary and newsreel films. Van Beuren Studios hired him to photograph Fang and Claw with Frank Buck.
Work on Fang and Claw
editThe film took nine months to make. A 27-foot-long (8.2 m) python Squire was helping Buck to force into a box left a 4-inch (100 mm) wound on Squire's right arm.[3]
Later career
editSquire worked for Fox Movietone News, and later photographed the Cinerama features This Is Cinerama, Cinerama Holiday, Seven Wonders of the World, and Search for Paradise.[4]
Final years
editSquire lived in Eagle Bridge, New York, next door to Grandma Moses.
References
edit- ^ Frank Buck (2000). Lehrer, Steven (ed.). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x–xi. ISBN 978-0-89672-582-9.
- ^ Milton Esterow. GLOBETROTTING WITH A CINERAMA CAMERAMAN. New York Times. April 8, 1956, Sunday p X5
- ^ Buck Cameraman relates thrills of jungle treks. Evening Independent - Google News Archive - Feb 19, 1936
- ^ HARRY SQUIRE, ASC All Those Great Three-Lens Pictures and He Only Had Two Eyes! Cinerama Adventure - Harry Squire, ASC