Gregg Toland

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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. Soon he was making ... See full bio »

Born:

May 29, 1904 in Charleston, Illinois, USA

Died:

September 26, 1948 (age 44) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Citizen Kane Cinematographer

(1941)

Wuthering Heights Cinematographer

(1939)

The Best Years of Our Lives Cinematographer

(1946)

The Grapes of Wrath Cinematographer

(1940)

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Filmography

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Cinematographer (66 credits)

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 December 7th: The Movie

1943 The Outlaw

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 (photography)

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 (photography)

1936 Come and Get It (photographed by)

1936 The Road to Glory

1936 These Three (photographed by)

1935 Splendor (photography)

1935 The Dark Angel (photography)

1935 Mad Love (photographed by)

1935 Public Hero Number 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 (photography)

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 (photography)

1931 Street Scene (uncredited)

1931 Indiscreet

1931 One Heavenly Night

1930 The Devil to Pay! (photography)

1930 Whoopee!

1930 Raffles

1929 The Trespasser

1929 Condemned! (photography)

1929 This Is Heaven

1929 Bulldog Drummond (photography)

1929 Queen Kelly (uncredited)

1928 The Love of Zero (Short)

1928 The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra (Short) (as Gregg)

1927 Johann the Coffinmaker (Short)

1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth

1926 The Bat (uncredited)

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Camera and Electrical Department (4 credits)

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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Director (1 credit)

1943 December 7th: The Movie

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Actor (1 credit)

1941 Citizen Kane
Interviewer in 1935 Newsreel (uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1990 Continental (acknowledgment)

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Self (1 credit)

1943 Show-Business at War (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

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Archive footage (3 credits)

2014 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Himself

- A Trip to the Moon/Charlie Chaplin (2014) ... Himself

2001 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)
Himself

- Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) ... 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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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Orson Welles once 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" 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 ... See more »