R. E. Irish
R. E. Irish | |
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| Born | Robert Edison Irish December 17, 1882 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Died | May 14, 1962 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Other names | Roy Irish |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
R. E. Irish (born Robert Irish) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood during the earlier part of the silent era.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Robert (sometimes called Roy[citation needed]) was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Fred Irish and Ella Schutt. After his father's death, he and his mother moved out to Los Angeles during the 1910s, where Robert began a career as a cinematographer when motion pictures were in their infancy.[3] He collaborated with director Robert Z. Leonard early on.[4] He also owned his own photography studio.
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Tiger's Coat (1920)
- The Reckoning Day (1918)
- The Empty Cab (1918)
- The Sudden Gentleman (1917)
- The Stainless Barrier (1917)
- Some Boy (1917)
- The Book Agent (1917)
- The Saintly Sinner (1917)
- The Terror (1917)
- Love Aflame (1917)
- Fighting for Love (1917)
- The Eagle's Wings (1916)
- Little Eve Edgarton (1916)
- The Crippled Hand (1916)
- Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings (1915)
- The Broken Coin (1915)
References
[edit]- ^ Mavis, Paul (2015-06-08). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.
- ^ Cinema News. 1916.
- ^ "Prominent Cameraman R.E. Irish and Wife Leaving for Tour of the Orient". The Los Angeles Times. 1 Oct 1922. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ "The Love Girl". The Wichita Daily Eagle. 25 Jul 1916. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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