Jules Cronjager

Jules Cronjager
BornAugust 23, 1871
Clausthal, German Empire
DiedDecember 28, 1934 (aged 63)
Culver City, California, United States
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1916-1933 (film)

Jules Cronjager (1871–1934) was a German-born American cinematographer active in the silent and early sound eras, as was his brother, Henry Cronjager.[1] Towards the end of his career he worked mainly for Poverty Row studios such as Mayfair Pictures.[2] He was also the uncle of cinematographers Edward Cronjager and Henry Cronjager Jr.[3][4][5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Scott (). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4
  2. ^ Pitts p.240-51
  3. ^ "Services Held Today for Jules Cronjager". The Hollywood Reporter. October 8, 1976. p. 2. ProQuest 2297368187. Funeral services will be held today for Jules Cronjager, one of the early motion picture cameramen, who died Christmas day, ten days after suffering a paralytic stroke. Two of Cronjager's nephews, Eddie and Henry Cronjager, Jr., are also cameramen.
  4. ^ "THE FINAL CURTAIN". The Billboard. January 12, 1935. p. 33. ProQuest 1032061761. CRONJAGER—Jules, 62, motion picture cameraman for 25 years, died at his home in Los AngelesDecember 25 of a heart attack after a two-week illness following a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held December 28 in Pasadena, Calif., with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif. His widow, brother and two nephews, Edward and Henry Cronjager, Jr., film cameramen, survive.
  5. ^ "Obituary". International Photographer. January 1935. p. 14. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

Bibliography

  • Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.


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