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L. William O'Connell

L. William O'Connell (sometimes credited as L.W. O'Connell, and nicknamed "Connie") was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood between 1918 and 1950 (starting during the silent era).[1] He frequently worked with directors Howard Hawks and William K. Howard.[2][3][4][5]

L. William O'Connell
Born
Lewis William O'Connell

July 31, 1890
Chicago, Illinois, USA
DiedFebruary 1985 (aged 94)
Pinopolis, South Carolina, USA
Years activecirca.1918-1950
SpouseJoyce Burns
ChildrenLew (son)

Biography

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William was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lewis O'Connell and Caroline Stumpf. He appears to have started his career as a cinematographer around 1918, although he left Los Angeles for a time while serving in World War I, working as an army photographer in Siberia.[6] By 1930, he was the head cameraman at Fox.[7] He married Joyce Burns, a Busby Berkeley dancing girl, and the pair had a son, Lew, together, who became a sound editor in the film industry.[8]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ American Cinematographer (1949). Media History Digital Library. Los Angeles, The A.S.C. Agency, Inc. 1949.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Hawks, Howard (2006). Howard Hawks: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-833-3.
  3. ^ McBride, Joseph (2013-11-05). Hawks on Hawks. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4431-3.
  4. ^ Davis, Ronald L. (2012-09-06). Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-8646-7.
  5. ^ "Communiques From the Film Front". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Jan 1942. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  6. ^ "White Collar Death Mark". The Los Angeles Times. 28 Mar 1919. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. ^ "7 Bodies Hunted at Air Disaster Scene". The Oakland Tribune. 3 Jan 1930. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  8. ^ Lees, Alfred; Nelson, Ronald (2018-10-24). Longtime Companions: Autobiographies of Gay Male Fidelity. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-78985-7.
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