Clyde Cook (cinematographer)

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Clyde Cook
Born
Clyde Raymond Cook

April 28, 1890
Pennsylvania, USA
DiedJuly 22, 1936 (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationCinematographer
SpouseIsabelle Connelly

Clyde Cook was an American cinematographer active during Hollywood's silent era. [1]

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Biography

Clyde was born in Pennsylvania to Daniel Cook and Minerva Kelts. The family later relocated to Bernalillo, New Mexico, where Clyde married his wife, Isabelle Connelly. [2] Clyde began working as a cinematographer in the earliest days of Hollywood, and racked up experience lensing films for directors like Henry MacRae, Rex Ingram, and Raymond West.

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Mavis, Paul (June 8, 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0427-5.
  2. "Miss Connelly to Wed". The Evening Herald. May 24, 1913. Retrieved July 22, 2020.