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Gregg Toland: Biography

Birth Name: Gregg Wesley Toland
Birth Place: Charlestown, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/29/1904, Gemini
Date of Death: 09/28/1948
Profession: Cinematographer

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Gregg Toland Fast Facts:

Began work in the film industry at the age of 15 as an office boy and rose to assistant cameraman the following year.
When sound became an integral part of the movies, developed a tool that prevented the camera's noise from being picked up by the microphone.
Helped expand cinematic language with chiaroscuro and experimental lighting and pioneered the deep-focus technique perfected for Orson Welles's classic film Citizen Kane.
Drafted into the Navy's camera department during World War II and, while there, co-directed the Oscar-winning short documentary December 7th with John Ford.

Gregg Toland Relationships:
Helen Barclay - Ex-wife
Virginia Thorpe - Wife
Gregg Toland Awards:
1935 Oscar: Best Achievement in Cinematography - Nominee
1937 Oscar: Best Achievement in Cinematography - Nominee
1939 Oscar: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Winner
1939 Oscar: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Nominee
1940 Oscar: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Nominee
1941 Oscar: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Nominee

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