Person Details

Birthday:

Death: 1930-01-02 23:03:04

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 9

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Born Abraham Fried in c.1897, he was a cinematographer in early Hollywood specializing in outdoor and early western cinema. He died tragically along with 9 others while filming Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) off the coast near Santa Monica, the plane he was filming on collided with another plane. Both planes burst into flames before crashing into the ocean. Among the dead were the director, Kenneth Hawks and three other cameramen George Eastman, Otho Jordan, Ben Frankel and Max Gold, the Assistant Director, two property men and the two pilots.

Most Famous Work

Flesh and Blood
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6

Flesh and Blood

(1922) Director of Photography
Such Men Are Dangerous
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4

Such Men Are Dangerous

(1930) Camera Operator
The Man from Hell's River
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0

The Man from Hell's River

(1922) Director of Photography
Dry Martini
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0

Dry Martini

(1928) Director of Photography
The Desired Woman
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0

The Desired Woman

(1927) Director of Photography
The Country Beyond
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0

The Country Beyond

(1926) Director of Photography
His Forgotten Wife
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5

His Forgotten Wife

(1924) Director of Photography
The Good-Bad Wife
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The Good-Bad Wife

(1920) Cinematography

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
1930 Camera Operator
1928 Director of Photography
1927 Director of Photography
1926 Director of Photography
1924 Director of Photography
1922 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1928 Cinematography
1920 Cinematography
Year Role Movie/Tv

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