Ned Van Buren

Ned Van Buren
Born
Ned Madison Van Buren

August 27, 1882
Gouverneur, New York, USA
DiedApril 4, 1969 (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California, USA
SpouseAlice Brown (m. 1908)

Ned Van Buren (1882-1969) was an early American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood during the silent era.[1] He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, having been elected in 1923.[2][3][4]

Biography

As a young man, Ned began working as a photographer in his hometown of Gouverneur, New York. In 1912, he got his hands on a movie camera and started experimenting with shooting local scenes before gaining work as a cinematographer in the silent movie business; for a time, he was Pauline Frederick's chief cinematographer. He filmed many projects for Famous Players–Lasky, Edison, and Universal—likely many more than the 40 he is officially credited with.[3] Eventually he left cinematography behind to work for Kodak in Hollywood.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Pichel, Aaron. "Roll 'Em!". Ithaca Times. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  2. ^ "MITC — Continuity of Mission - The American Society of Cinematographers". ascmag.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  3. ^ a b American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
  4. ^ Original data: Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921. Motion Picture News Inc. Print Publication, 2 vols.. Sacramento, California: California State Library, California History Section.
  5. ^ "The Republican-journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1916-1932, March 28, 1928, Image 9" (1928/03/28). 1928-03-28: 9. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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