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Gregg Toland Biography (1904-1948)
Born May 29, 1904, in Charleston, IL; died of a heart attack, September 28, 1948, in West Hollywood, CA; son of Frank and Genieve (Turman) Toland; marriedHelen Barclay (some sources cite Helene Haskin), 1934 (marriage ended, 1945); married Virginia Thorpe (an actress), 1945; children: (first marriage) Lothian (daughter). Career: Cinematographer. William Fox Studio, began asmessenger, became camera assistant; Goldwyn Studio, cinematographer, beginning in 1926. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty as photographer and camera designer for Photographic Unit and Office of Strategic Services, 1941-45; became lieutenant. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1934, for Les Miserables, 1937, for Dead End, and 1939, for Intermezzo; Academy Award, best cinematography, 1939, for Wuthering Heights; Academy Award nominations, best cinematography, 1940, for The Long Voyage Home, and 1941, for Citizen Kane; Academy Award, best cinematography, 1943, for December 7th..
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Birth Details
- May 29, 1904
- Charleston, Illinois, United States
- Death Details
- September 28, 1948
- West Hollywood, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Cinematographer, Unless Otherwise Noted
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The Bat,1926
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The Winning of Barbara Worth,1926
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The Loves of Zero,1927
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Johann the Coffinmaker,1927
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The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra(also known as A Hollywood Extra,
Hollywood Rhapsody, and Suicide of a HollywoodExtra), 1928
- (With George Barnes) Bulldog Drummond,1929
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The Rescue,1929
- (With Barnes) This Is Heaven,1929
- (With Barnes) Condemned(also known as Condemned to Devil'sIsland), 1929
- (With Barnes) The Trespasser,1929
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The Devil to Pay!,1930
- (With Barnes) Raffles,1930
- (With Barnes) Whoopee!,1930
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The Unholy Garden,1931
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Tonight or Never,1931
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Palmy Days,1931
- (With Barnes) One Heavenly Night,1931
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Indiscreet,1931
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Washington Masquerade(also known as Mad Masquerade), 1932
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The Tenderfoot,1932
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Play Girl(also known as Love on a Budget), 1932
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Man Wanted,1932
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The Kid from Spain,1932
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Tugboat Annie,1933
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Roman Scandals,1933
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The Nuisance,1933
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The Masquerader,1933
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Jazz River,1934
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Nana(also known as Lady of the Boulevards), 1934
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Lazy River,1934
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We Live Again,1934
- (With others) Forsaking All Others,1934
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The Wedding Night,1935
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Splendor(also known as Splendour), 1935
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Public Hero Number One,1935
- (With others) Mad Love(also known as The Hands of Orlac), 1935
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The Dark Angel,1935
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Les Miserables,1935
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These Three,1936
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The Road to Glory,1936
- (With others) Come and Get It,1936
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Beloved Enemy,1936
- (Dances and ensembles only) Strike Me Pink,1936
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History Is Made at Night,1937
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Woman Chases Man,1937
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Dead End(also known as Cradle of Crime), 1937
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Kidnapped,1938
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The Goldwyn Follies,1938
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The Cowboy and the Lady,1938
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Wuthering Heights,1939
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Intermezzo(also known as Escape to Happiness and Intermezzo: A Love Story), 1939
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They Shall Have Music(also known as Melody of Youth and Ragged Angels), 1939
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The Westerner,1940
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Raffles,1940
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The Grapes of Wrath, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940
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The Long Voyage Home,1940
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Ball of Fire(also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen), 1941
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Citizen Kane, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941
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The Little Foxes,1941
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The Outlaw,1943
- (And co-director) December 7th(documentary; also known as December 7th: The Movie), 1943
- Second unit director of photography, Notorious(also known as Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious), 1946
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The Kid from Brooklyn,1946
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The Best Years of Our Lives,1946
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Song of the South,1946
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The Bishop's Wife,1947
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A Song Is Born,1948
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Enchantment,1948
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Film Appearances
- Interviewer in newsreel, Citizen Kane, RKO Radio Pictures, 1941
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Show Business at War(also known as The March of Time, Volume IX, Issue 10), 1943
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WRITINGS
- Contributor to periodicals, including American Cinematographer,
Popular Photoplay,
Revue du Cinema,
Screenwriter, and Theatre Arts.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1993, pp. 747-49.*
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