Ray Rennahan Biography

Fast Facts

• Was one of only six cinematographers in history to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• First worked as a cinematographer on the film "Blood Test" in 1923
• Best known as a cinematographer who worked on "Gone with the Wind" and "Blood and Sand․"
• Perfected the three-strip Technicolor system and filmed the first short, "La Cucaracha" in 1934, and the first film, "Becky Sharp" in 1935, with the new process
• Helped to film, develop, and edit the very first two-color Technicolor film, "The Toll of the Sea," in 1922
• Worked on television shows like "M Squad," "Laramie," "The Virginian," and "McHale's Navy․"
• Was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers