Harry A. Gant

Harry A. Gant
Born	February 11, 1881 United States
Died	July 26, 1967(1967-07-26) (aged 86) United States
Occupation(s)	Film director, cinematographer

Harry Arthur Gant (February 11, 1881 - July 26, 1967) ^[1] was a cinematographer and film director whose work includes African American films. He directed for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. He was the only white person at the film company. ^[2]

Gant joined the Lincoln Motion Picture Company after meeting Noble Johnson on a Universal Pictures set. ^[3] Gant worked at the film company while also continuing to work for a major studio. He was also a stockholder in the fledgling film company. ^[4] UCLA has a photograph of Gant and Johnson. ^[5]

Filmography

• Behind the Lines (1916), cinematographer
• The Secret of the Swamp (1916), cinematographer
• The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916), director
• The Trooper of Troop K (1916), director
• A Man's Duty (1919), director
• By Right of Birth (1921), director

References

1. Gant, Harry Arthur (22 September 2009). I Saw Them Ride Away:Memoirs of Harry Arthur Grant. ISBN   9781441402349 . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
2. Reid, Mark A.; Reid, Reviewer Mark A. (February 23, 1993). Redefining Black Film. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520079021 – via Google Books.
3. Garcia, Desirée J. (August 1, 2014). The Migration of Musical Film: From Ethnic Margins to American Mainstream. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   9780813574271 – via Google Books.
4. "Brothers Became Film Pioneers". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1998.
5. "Noble Johnson and Harry Gant [photograph]| UCLA". dl.library.ucla.edu.

External links

• Harry A. Gant at IMDb