R. E. Irish

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R. E. Irish
Born
Robert Edison Irish

December 17, 1882
Chicago, Illinois, USA
DiedMay 14, 1962
Los Angeles, California, USA
Other namesRoy Irish
OccupationCinematographer

R. E. Irish (born Robert Irish) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood during the earlier part of the silent era. [1] [2]

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Biography

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

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References

  1. Mavis, Paul (2015-06-08). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0427-5.
  2. Cinema News. 1916.
  3. "Prominent Cameraman R.E. Irish and Wife Leaving for Tour of the Orient". The Los Angeles Times. 1 Oct 1922. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  4. "The Love Girl". The Wichita Daily Eagle. 25 Jul 1916. Retrieved 2019-12-02.