Ralph Staub Biography

Fast Facts

• Has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures, which he received in 1960
• Some of his earliest work came in the 1920s with the filming of a number of Mack Sennett comedies
• Developed an interest in photography when he was a child
• Of the feature-length films he directed many were westerns
• Specialized in behind-the-scenes documentaries, almost exclusively writing, producing and directing a long-running series of shorts called "Screen Snapshots" that showed stars at Hollywood parties and events
• Advertised himself as "The One Man Company: Writer, Director, Cameraman․"
• Was capable of finishing almost two dozen short films in a year