French cinematographer
Alfred Ortlieb |
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Born | Alfred C. Ortlieb May 22, 1888
Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
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Died | ???
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Occupation | Cinematographer |
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Spouse | Marie Messannat (m. 1914) |
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Alfred Ortlieb was a French cinematographer who worked in the American film industry during the 1910s and 1920s.[1][2]
Biography
Alfred was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to Adolphe Ortlieb.[3] After being educated in Paris, he began his career as a salesman before working as a cinematographer at Gaumont, Selig, and Metro. He often collaborated with director René Plaissetty, and supposedly shot all of Plaissetty's early films.[4]
Selected filmography
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