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]
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.
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