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Gregg Toland (1904–1948)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Director

Born in Illinois in 1904, the only child of Jennie and Frank Toland, Gregg and his mother moved to California several years after his parents divorced in 1910. Through Jennie's work as a housekeeper for several people in the movie business, Gregg may had gotten a $12-a-week job at age 15 as an office boy at William Fox Studios... See full bio »

Born:

Gregg Wesley Toland
in Charleston, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 44) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1948 Enchantment (director of photography)
 
1948 A Song Is Born (director of photography)
 
1947 The Bishop's Wife (director of photography)
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives (director of photography)
 
1946 Song of the South
 
1946 The Kid from Brooklyn (director of photography)
 
1943 The Outlaw
 
1943 December 7th
 
1941 Ball of Fire (photography)
 
1941 The Little Foxes (photography)
 
1941 Citizen Kane (photography)
 
1940 The Long Voyage Home (photography)
 
1940 The Westerner
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath (director of photography)
 
1939 Raffles
 
1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story (photographed by)
 
1939 They Shall Have Music
 
1939 Wuthering Heights (photography)
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (photography)
 
1938 Kidnapped
 
1938 The Goldwyn Follies (photographed by)
 
1937 Dead End (photography)
 
1937 Woman Chases Man (photography)
 
1937 History Is Made at Night (director of photography - uncredited)
 
1936 Beloved Enemy
 
1936 Come and Get It
 
1936 The Road to Glory
 
1936 These Three (photographed by)
 
1935 Splendor
 
1935 The Dark Angel (photography)
 
1935 Mad Love (photographed by)
 
1935 Public Hero #1 (photographed by)
 
1935 Les Misérables
 
1935 The Wedding Night (photography)
 
1934 Forsaking All Others (photographed by)
 
1934 We Live Again (photography)
 
1934 Lazy River
 
1934 Nana
 
1933 Roman Scandals (photography)
 
1933 The Masquerader
 
1933 Tugboat Annie
 
1933 The Nuisance
 
1932 The Kid from Spain
 
1932 The Washington Masquerade (photographed by)
 
1932 The Tenderfoot (photography)
 
1932 Man Wanted
 
1932 Play-Girl
 
1931 Tonight or Never
 
1931 The Unholy Garden (uncredited)
 
1931 Palmy Days
 
1931 Street Scene (uncredited)
 
1931 Indiscreet
 
1931 One Heavenly Night
 
1930 The Devil to Pay!
 
1930 Whoopee!
 
1930 Raffles
 
1929 The Trespasser
 
1929 Condemned
 
1929 This Is Heaven
 
1929 Bulldog Drummond
 
1929 Queen Kelly (uncredited)
 
1928 The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra (short) (as Gregg)
 
1927 Johann the Coffinmaker (short)
 
1927 The Love of Zero (short)
 
1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth
 
1926 The Bat
 
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1946 Notorious (director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
1936 Strike Me Pink (photographer: dances and ensembles)
 
1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth (assistant camera)
 
1926 The Bat (assistant camera)
 
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1943 December 7th
 
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1941 Citizen Kane
Interviewer in 1935 Newsreel (uncredited)
 
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1990 Continental (acknowledgment)
 
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1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
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2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself (takes light level on Gary Cooper) (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Gregg

Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)
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Trivia:

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) issued the "Toland ASC Digital Assistant" iPhone App in honor of his memory. See more »

Trademark:

Deep focus cinematography, depicting a broad and clear foreground, middleground, and background. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini