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William Schurr(1902-1962)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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William Schurr was born on 15 April 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The White Sister (1923), Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925) and Any Woman (1925). He died on 5 December 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 15, 1902
DiedDecember 5, 1962(60)
BornApril 15, 1902
DiedDecember 5, 1962(60)
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Known for

Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman in The White Sister (1923)
The White Sister
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1923
Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)
Sackcloth and Scarlet
  • Cinematographer
  • 1925
Alice Terry in Any Woman (1925)
Any Woman
  • Cinematographer
  • 1925
Sam Hardy and Lois Wilson in Broadway Nights (1927)
Broadway Nights
5.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1927

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • War Hunt (1962)
    War Hunt
    6.2
    • camera operator (as Bill Schurr)
    • 1962
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)
    The Apartment
    8.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Ida Lupino and Edmund Purdom in Strange Intruder (1956)
    Strange Intruder
    5.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury, and Glynis Johns in The Court Jester (1955)
    The Court Jester
    7.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, and Edmund Gwenn in The Trouble with Harry (1955)
    The Trouble with Harry
    7.0
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
    To Catch a Thief
    7.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)
    Rear Window
    8.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Them! (1954)
    Them!
    7.2
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Nancy Olson and Will Rogers Jr. in The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
    The Boy from Oklahoma
    6.0
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • So This Is Love (1953)
    So This Is Love
    5.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Desert Song (1953)
    The Desert Song
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • I Confess (1953)
    I Confess
    7.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • James Cagney and Phyllis Thaxter in Come Fill the Cup (1951)
    Come Fill the Cup
    6.8
    • camera operator
    • 1951
  • Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Strangers on a Train
    7.9
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Glass Menagerie (1950)
    The Glass Menagerie
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950

Cinematographer

  • Mary Brian in High Hat (1927)
    High Hat
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Alice Terry in Any Woman (1925)
    Any Woman
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)
    Sackcloth and Scarlet
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish in Romola (1924)
    Romola
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1924

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bill Schurr
  • Born
    • April 15, 1902
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 5, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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