Henry Freulich (April 14, 1906 – December 4, 1985) was an American cinematographer for 31 years.[1][2] He was married to the actress Kay Harris.
Henry Freulich | |
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Born | New York City, United States | April 14, 1906
Died | December 4, 1985 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 79)
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Spouse | Kay Harris |
Early life and career
editFreulich was born in New York City, the son of photographer Jacob "Jack" Freulich, 1880-1936.[3] He began his career as a cameraman with Lon Chaney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1922.[4]
While at Columbia Pictures in 1934, he was cinematographer for It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.[4] He worked on over a hundred Three Stooges films.[2][4] In 1963, he shot a record (which he shared with Harry Neumann) 11 films.[5] He worked in television later in his career.[4] His career continued until 1969.[6]
Death
editFreulich died in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1985.[3][4]
Partial filmography
edit- Men of the Night (1934)
- Behind the Evidence (1935)
- One Way Ticket (1935)
- The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
- Unknown Woman (1935)
- Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
- Shakedown (1936)
- It's All Yours (1937)
- Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
- Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
- Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
- The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
- Tillie the Toiler (1941)
- Meet the Stewarts (1942)
- Stand By All Networks (1942)
- The Son of Rusty (1947)
- Sport of Kings (1947)
- Mr. District Attorney (1947)
- Thunderhoof (1948)
- Law of the Barbary Coast (1949)
- Kazan (1949)
- Not Wanted (1949)
- Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
- Prison Warden (1949)
- The Iroquois Trail (1950)
- Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)
- Bonanza Town (1951)
- The Miami Story (1954)
- New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
- Chicago Syndicate (1955)
- Inside Detroit (1956)
- Reprisal! (1956)
- The Houston Story (1956)
- Return to Warbow (1958)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Henry Freulich; Cinematographer". MSN Entertainment. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Henry Freulich, 79, a veteran movie cinematographer who..." Orlando Sentinel. December 9, 1985. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Hankin, Mike (2008). Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks Vol. 2; The American Films. ISBN 9780981782904. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Henry Freulich, Veteran Movie Cameraman, Dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Raimondo-Souto, H. Mario (2006). Motion Picture Photography; A History, 1891–1960. McFarland. ISBN 9780786484072. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2014). "Henry Freulich – Biography – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.