- Orson Welles said that everything he knew about the art of photography a great cameraman - Gregg Toland - taught him in half an hour. In truth, before the filming of Citizen Kane (1941) Toland invited Welles to his house and spent a weekend teaching Welles everything about lens and camera positions that he thought his novice director should know. For the remainder of his life Welles always paid Toland the ultimate compliment: "Not only was he the greatest cameraman I ever worked with," Welles often said,"he was also the fastest".
- The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) issued the "Toland ASC Digital Assistant" iPhone App in honor of his memory.
- On February 28, 2012, Toland's Oscar statuette was auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Memorabilia, fetching $226, 876.
- Portrayed by Liam Cunningham in RKO 281 (1999).
- Cinematographer of the 'Best Picture' Academy Award winner The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and eight other 'Best Picture' nominees: Les Misérables (1935), Dead End (1937), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Long Voyage Home (1940), Citizen Kane (1941), The Little Foxes (1941) and The Bishop's Wife (1947).
- According to those who knew him, Toland was only truly happy while working on a movie set. When he wasn't involved in a project he was prone to depression and alcoholism. Heavy drinking contributed to his premature death from a heart attack.
- He, posthumously, became the father-in-law of Red Skelton when his daughter, Lothian, married the comedy legend in 1973.
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