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Date of Birth

3 December 1891, Denison, Iowa, USA

Date of Death

12 September 1992, Northridge, California, USA

Nickname

Koeney

Mini Biography

Born in Denison, Iowa of immigant parents from Oldenburg, Germany. Began career as a motion picture projectionist and became a cinematographer in 1913 at Mack Sennet Keystone Studios. He later worked at Fox Film and then joined Vitagraph in 1917 where he photo- graphed all the Larry Semon comedies. When Warner Bros. purchased First National's studio in Burbank, California, he signed a contract and remained with the studio for the next thirty years. He specialized in directing and photographing second units and producing special effects shots for the studio.

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Son is cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp ASC.

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