Search

Gregg Toland

Celebrity

  • 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
User Rating: (Be the first to rate!)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars
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
Advertisement

Advertisement