Leslie Guy Wilky (1888–1971) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood in the 1910s and the 1920s.[1][2] He often collaborated with director William C. deMille. Wilky was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to William Wilky and Emma Mosier.[3] He later attended the University of Arizona, where he studied engineering, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, and finding work as a cinematographer at Flying A Studios.[4] Eventually he ended up in Los Angeles, where he had a substantial career at Paramount.[5] He was also a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[6]
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| Born | Leslie Guy Wilky October 12, 1888 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Died | December 25, 1971 (aged 83) |
| Education | University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Selected filmography edit
- 1928 The Power of Silence
- 1927 One Woman to Another
- 1925 The Splendid Crime
- 1925 New Brooms
- 1925 The Trouble with Wives
- 1925 Lost: A Wife
- 1925 Men and Women
- 1925 New Lives for Old (as Guy Wilky)
- 1925 Locked Doors
- 1924 The Fast Set
- 1924 The Man Who Fights Alone
- 1924 The Bedroom Window
- 1923 Don't Call It Love
- 1923 The Marriage Maker
- 1923 Adam's Rib
- 1923 Only 38 (as Guy Wilky)
- 1923 The World's Applause
- 1922 Nice People (as Guy Wilky)
- 1922 Our Leading Citizen
- 1922 Bought and Paid For
- 1921 Miss Lulu Bett
- 1921 After the Show
- 1921 The Lost Romance (as Guy Wilky)
- 1921 What Every Woman Knows
- 1920 Midsummer Madness (as Guy Wilky)
- 1920 Conrad in Quest of His Youth
- 1920 The Prince Chap
- 1920 Jack Straw
- 1920 The Tree of Knowledge (as Guy Wilky)
- 1919 The Woman Michael Married
- 1919 Tangled Threads
- 1919 Josselyn's Wife
- 1919 All of a Sudden Norma
- 1918 Two-Gun Betty
- 1918 The Goddess of Lost Lake
- 1917 A Man's Man
References edit
- ^ American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
- ^ Keating, Patrick (2009-12-15). Hollywood Lighting from the Silent Era to Film Noir. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-52020-1.
- ^ "Coast Man Attends Father's Birthday". Arizona Republic. 18 Jun 1935. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921. Motion Picture News Inc. Print Publication, 2 vols.. Sacramento, California: California State Library, California History Section.
- ^ "New Method Used in Making the Fast Set". Johnson City Chronicle. 27 Nov 1924. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Cinematographers Fete Four Founding Members". The Los Angeles Times. 20 Jan 1969. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
External links edit
Media related to L. Guy Wilky at Wikimedia Commons- L. Guy Wilky at IMDb
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