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Karl Brown(1896-1990)

  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Karl Brown was born on 26 December 1896 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Flames (1932), Stark Love (1927) and White Legion (1936). He was married to Edna Mae Cooper. He died on 25 March 1990 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 26, 1896
DiedMarch 25, 1990(93)
BornDecember 26, 1896
DiedMarch 25, 1990(93)
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Known for

Johnny Mack Brown and Richard Tucker in Flames (1932)
Flames
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1932
Forrest James and Helen Mundy in Stark Love (1927)
Stark Love
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1927
Harry Allen, Don Barclay, Tala Birell, Sidney Bracey, Ian Keith, 'Snub' Pollard, and Warner Richmond in White Legion (1936)
White Legion
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1936
Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran, Ralph Morgan, and Terry in Barefoot Boy (1938)
Barefoot Boy
5.5
  • Director
  • 1938

Credits

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Writer

  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1959–1960
  • John Bromfield in The Sheriff of Cochise (1956)
    The Sheriff of Cochise
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1956
  • Jan Sterling, Lyle Bettger, Coleen Gray, and John Payne in The Vanquished (1953)
    The Vanquished
    5.6
    • story
    • 1953
  • Don 'Red' Barry, Otto Kruger, and Lynne Roberts in The Chicago Kid (1945)
    The Chicago Kid
    6.8
    • story
    • 1945
  • Bela Lugosi, Henry Hall, and Emil Van Horn in The Ape Man (1943)
    The Ape Man
    4.4
    • original story by
    • 1943
  • Ward Bond, Paul Fix, Warren Hymer, Fay Wall, Dorothy Tree, and Bobby Watson in Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)
    Hitler--Dead or Alive
    4.8
    • screenplay by
    • 1942
  • Warren Hymer, Mantan Moreland, Dick Purcell, and Joan Woodbury in Phantom Killer (1942)
    Phantom Killer
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Stanley Brown, Arline Judge, and Maxie Rosenbloom in Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)
    Harvard, Here I Come!
    5.3
    • story
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Joe Strauch Jr. in Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
    Under Fiesta Stars
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1941
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Sally Eilers, and Donald Woods in I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)
    I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1941
  • Rookies on Parade (1941)
    Rookies on Parade
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Peter Lorre, Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, and Stanley Ridges in Mr. District Attorney (1941)
    Mr. District Attorney
    6.3
    • original screenplay
    • 1941
  • Rufe Davis, Robert Livingston, and Bob Steele in Prairie Pioneers (1941)
    Prairie Pioneers
    5.6
    • story
    • 1941
  • Boris Karloff, Bruce Bennett, and Evelyn Keyes in Before I Hang (1940)
    Before I Hang
    6.1
    • story
    • 1940

Cinematographer

  • Creation (1931)
    Creation
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Alice Joyce in Mannequin (1926)
    Mannequin
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Betty Compson and Ernest Torrence in The Pony Express (1925)
    The Pony Express
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Edward Everett Horton and Florence Vidor in Marry Me (1925)
    Marry Me
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Beggar on Horseback (1925)
    Beggar on Horseback
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Warner Baxter and Luke Cosgrave in Welcome Home (1925)
    Welcome Home
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • George Irving and Edward Peil Jr. in The Goose Hangs High (1925)
    The Goose Hangs High
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Betty Compson in The Garden of Weeds (1924)
    The Garden of Weeds
    • Cinematographer
    • 1924
  • The City That Never Sleeps (1924)
    The City That Never Sleeps
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1924
  • Glenn Hunter in Merton of the Movies (1924)
    Merton of the Movies
    5.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1924
  • The Enemy Sex (1924)
    The Enemy Sex
    • Cinematographer
    • 1924
  • The Fighting Coward (1924)
    The Fighting Coward
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1924
  • The Rounders (1914)
    Leap Year
    6.1
    • Cinematographer (photographed by)
    • 1924
  • To the Ladies (1923)
    To the Ladies
    3.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1923
  • Edward Everett Horton, Fritzi Ridgeway, Ernest Torrence, and Lois Wilson in Ruggles of Red Gap (1923)
    Ruggles of Red Gap
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1923

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Margaret Loomis and Wallace Reid in Always Audacious (1920)
    Always Audacious
    • assistant camera
    • 1920
  • Scarlet Days (1919)
    Scarlet Days
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1919
  • Lillian Gish in True Heart Susie (1919)
    True Heart Susie
    6.9
    • camera operator
    • 1919
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms (1919)
    Broken Blossoms
    7.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1919
  • Richard Barthelmess and Carol Dempster in The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)
    The Girl Who Stayed at Home
    6.3
    • camera operator
    • 1919
  • Lillian Gish in A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
    A Romance of Happy Valley
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1919
  • Lillian Gish and Robert Harron in The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
    The Greatest Thing in Life
    7.1
    • camera operator
    • 1918
  • The Great Love (1918)
    The Great Love
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1918
  • Lillian Gish and George Siegmann in Hearts of the World (1918)
    Hearts of the World
    6.5
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1918
  • Intolerance (1916)
    Intolerance
    7.7
    • associate photographer
    • 1916
  • The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
    The Mystery of the Leaping Fish
    6.7
    Short
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1916
  • The Birth of a Nation (1915)
    The Birth of a Nation
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1915
  • The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)
    The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1914
  • Donald Crisp, Robert Harron, Ralph Lewis, Mae Marsh, Owen Moore, Blanche Sweet, and F.A. Turner in The Escape (1914)
    The Escape
    5.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1914
  • Lillian Gish and Henry B. Walthall in Home, Sweet Home (1914)
    Home, Sweet Home
    5.7
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1914

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 26, 1896
    • McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 1990
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Edna Mae Cooper
  • Other works
    Story: "Fire Alarm" (filmed as Flames (1932)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Articles

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    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1919, shortly after the organization was chartered. Served as Vice President from 1924-25.
  • Quotes
    [describing his mentor in his 1973 memoir "Adventures with D.W. Griffith"] [Griffith] was the White Knight of "Alice in Wonderland," forever noble, forever gallant, forever dreaming, and forever falling off his horse.

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