Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | May 29, 1904 |
Birth Place | Charleston, IL |
Age | 116 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Sep 26, 1948 (age 44) |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
Net worth: $13 Million (2024)
About
Innovative Cinematographer who created the lighting and techniques that gave
Before Fame
He entered Hollywood at the age of 15 as an office boy with Fox Films and by his mid-20s went behind the camera for several Arthur Edeson films.
Trivia
His technique of deep focus, showing background objects as clearly as foreground ones, became a signature look for Citizen Kane and a standard technique in films coming after it.
Family Life
He was born in Charleston, Illinois as the only child of Jennie and Frank Toland, who divorced in 1910.
Associated With
The Comedian Red Skelton was his son in law.