Clyde De Vinna [SEP] place of death
Clyde De Vinna
Clyde De Vinna (born July 13, 1890 in Sedalia, Missouri, died July 26, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television cinematographer and director of photography. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for "White Shadows in the South Seas" presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1930 at its 2nd Academy Awards show.
Career.
De Vinna was cinematographer on over 120 film and television projects from 1916 through 1953. He graduated from
be released with a pre-recorded soundtrack. The soundtrack consisted of a romantic score by William Axt and David Mendoza, with a few sound effects such as wind howling, a storm, trees ruffling and one faint word "Hello". The Tahitian location was sumptuously captured by cameramen Clyde De Vinna, Bob Roberts and George Nogle. De Vinna picked up an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his efforts at the 1929 ceremonies, the second year the cinematography award was given out. De Vinna had previously been to Tahiti with