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- Born: May 29, 1904
- Died: September 28, 1948, of a coronary thrombosis
- Height: 5'1"
- Parents: Jennie and Frank Toland
- Was an office boy at William Fox Studios at the age of 15
- The youngest cameraman in Hollywood during the 1930s
- Earned as much as $200,000 over a three year period
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Gregg Toland was an influential Hollywood cinematographer during the 1930s and '40s. He was nominated for five Oscars, with a win in 1940 for his work on William Wyler's Wuthering Heights.
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Creative Freedom on Citizen Kane
Toland preferred to take jobs that allowed him to experiment with different styles of photography. Orson Welles encouraged him to be creative during production of Citizen Kane, and the two are widely credited with popularizing the use of deep focus photography, which uses lighting techniques to keep several elements of the frame in focus at the same time.Toland designed the cameras and lenses used on the film himself, closed the aperture and used very bright light and fast film stock to achieve the effect.
At the time of his death in the late 1940s, Toland was in development of an "ultimate focus" lens, which would make sharp focus and depth of field more manageable on set.
Toland said that working on Citizen Kane was "the most exciting professional adventure of [his] career."
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Gregg Toland on Amazon
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December 7, 1941 (1943) - $9.99
Brynner plays a hitman who is duped into agreeing to kill an underworld figure, only to find out later that he too is a target.Amazon
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World War II -The Pacific Front - $15.99
This is a classic collection of three short films about the fight against the Japanese during WWII. December 7th-black and white-is a docudrama about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, t...Amazon
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1942 Movie Ad, "BALL OF FIRE", starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Directed by Howard Hawks. Photography by Gregg Toland, A.S.C. A1205. **THIS IS AN AD / POSTER, NOT A DVD**
This Item is an original 2 page Magazine ad, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The ad is suitable for framing and displaying in your home or office. The scan of ...Amazon
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A Song is Born [VHS] - $14.98
There's little question that a remake of a successful film, even if inferior to the original (witness Sabrina), can be well received by an audience. It's unfortunate that th...Amazon
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Gregg Toland Questions
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What year was Gregg Popovich an assistant basketball coach? 1 AnswerHere is Gregg Popovich's NBA experience from NBA.com: 1988 - 1992 (summer) - Spurs assistant 1992 (summer) - 1994 (summer) - Golden State assistant 1994 (summ... read more -
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Gregg Toland Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- May 29, 1904: Born
- 1926 The Bat: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1929 Bulldog Drummond: IMDb | Rotten Tomaotes
- 1931 Indiscreet: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1932 The Kid from Spain: IMDb | Rotten Tomaotes
- 1935 Splendor: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1938 The Goldwyn Follies: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1939 Wuthering Heights: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1939 They Shall Have Music: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1940 The Grapes of Wrath: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1940 The Long Voyage Home: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1941 Citizen Kane: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Mahalo
- 1946 Song of the South: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1947 The Bishop's Wife: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- 1948 A Song Is Born: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
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