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Known For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 19, 1893

Died

June 29, 1967 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Anaconda, Montana, USA

Also Known As

Robert Lawrence Glennon
Robert Glennon
Bert L. Glennon
Burt Glennon
Herbert Glennon

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Bert Glennon

Biography

From Wikipedia

Bert Glennon (November 19, 1893 – June 29, 1967) was an American cinematographer and film director. He directed Syncopation (1929), the first film released by RKO Radio Pictures.

He was nominated for three Academy Awards in Best Cinematography categories, for the films Stagecoach (1939), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), and Dive Bomber (1941).

Glennon worked as a cinematographer on over a hundred films for directors including John Ford, André De Toth, Josef Von Sternberg, Raoul Walsh, and Cecil B. DeMille.

His son, James Glennon, was also a noted cinematographer.