Ralph Staub

Birth Name:

Ralph B. Staub

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer

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

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