Gregg Toland

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American cinematographer cinematographer human

Gregg Toland was a pioneering American cinematographer renowned for his innovative deep-focus and lighting techniques, most famously showcased in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane."

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Gregg Toland canonical 23
Gregg Wesley Toland 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American cinematographer ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYears 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
awardReceivedForWork Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for Wuthering Heights
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
causeOfDeath coronary thrombosis ⓘ
collaboratedWith John Ford ⓘ
Orson Welles ⓘ
William Wyler ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfAward 1940-02-29 ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1904-05-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1948-09-26 ⓘ
employer 20th Century Fox ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
Samuel Goldwyn Productions ⓘ
familyName Toland ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinematography ⓘ
fullName Gregg Toland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gregg Wesley Toland
givenName Greg ⓘ
surface form: Gregg
influenced American cinematography ⓘ
Orson Welles ⓘ
knownFor Citizen Kane ⓘ
deep-focus cinematography ⓘ
innovative lighting techniques ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
nominatedForWork Citizen Kane ⓘ
The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
The Long Voyage Home ⓘ
notableTechnique extended depth of field ⓘ
innovative use of low-key lighting ⓘ
use of wide-angle lenses ⓘ
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Charleston, West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, West Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
spouse Helene Robinson ⓘ
style deep focus ⓘ
high-contrast lighting ⓘ
workedOn Citizen Kane ⓘ
The Best Years of Our Lives ⓘ
The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ
The Long Voyage Home ⓘ
Wuthering Heights (1939 film) ⓘ
surface form: Wuthering Heights

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Citizen Kane → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Wuthering Heights (1939 film) → cinematographer → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Mad Love (1935 film) → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Bishop's Wife → cinematography → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Gregg Toland → fullName → Gregg Toland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregg Wesley Toland
Come and Get It → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Ball of Fire → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
American Society of Cinematographers → foundedBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Little Foxes → cinematographer → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Kid from Spain → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Henry Brougham is an Episcopal bishop → workCinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
subject surface form: Henry Brougham (The Bishop's Wife)
Mad Love → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Outlaw (1943 film) → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
subject surface form: The Outlaw
The Hands of Orlac (working title) → appliedToFilmCinematographer → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Robert Florey → coCreator → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Samuel Goldwyn Productions → associatedPerson → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Outlaw → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Wedding Night → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Best Years of Our Lives → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Toland → hasNotableBearer → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Long Voyage Home → cinematographer → Gregg Toland ⓘ
Helene Robinson → spouse → Gregg Toland ⓘ
The Westerner → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ
'Come and Get It' (1936 film) → cinematographyBy → Gregg Toland ⓘ