Gregg Toland

From Wikipedia Gregg Toland ASC May 29 1904 September 28 1948 was an American cinematographer noted for his innovative use of lighting and techniques such as deep focus an example of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles Citizen Kane Toland was born in Charleston Illinois on May 29 1904 During the 1930s Toland became the youngest cameraman in Hollywood but soon one of its most soughtafter cinematographers Over a sevenyear span 19361942 he was nominated five times for the Best Cinematography Oscar including a win in 1940 for his work on Wuthering Heights He worked with many of the top directors of his era including John Ford Howard Hawks Erich von Stroheim King Vidor Orson Welles and William Wyler Toland was the subject of an Annals of Hollywood article in The New Yorker The Cameraman by Hilton Als June 19 2006 p 46 Just before his death he was concentrating on the ultimate focus lens which makes both near and far objects equally distinct He died in Los Angeles California on September 26 1948 of coronary thrombosis at age 44 He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood California