Carl Louis Gregory

Carl Louis Gregory was an American cinematographer.

Early life

Carl was born in Walnut, Kansas in 1882. He ventured into photography while he was 11 years old. He received degrees in pharmacy and chemistry in 1902 and 1904, respectively. He developed an optical printer in 1920 and as a result, his technical expertise was highly valued.[1][2]:20

Career

Gregory was senior cameraman for the first major Thanhouser release (which was St. Elmo).[3] He photographed stills for a couple of advertisements.[4] Gregory was the head instructor at the U. S. Signal School of Cinematography at Columbia University.[5]:58[6] He also filmed the 1914 serial called The Million Dollar Mystery.[7]:38

He was later on the staff at the National Archives, 1936-1946. During his tenure there, he modified a process optical printer and was successful in restoring paper prints with simple techniques.[7]:38

Death

He died on 6 Mar 1951 at his home in Van Nuys, California.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Grimm, Charles 'Buckey' (2001-01-01). "Carl Louis Gregory: Life through a Lens". Film History. 13 (2): 174–184. JSTOR 3815424.
  2. ↑ White, Wendy Warwick (2007-02-15). Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. McFarland. ISBN 9780786482207.
  3. 1 2 Q. David Bowers (1995). "Gregory, Carl Lewis". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ http://cinefan.tripod.com/bio.html
  5. ↑ Michael Sragow. Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master
  6. ↑ http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/jonathan_silent_film/1250/
  7. 1 2 Anthony Slide. Nitrate Won't Wait: A History of Film Preservation in the United States
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