FILM DIRECTOR

Gregg Toland

1904 - 1948

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Gregg Wesley Toland (May 29, 1904 – September 28, 1948) was an American cinematographer known for his innovative use of techniques such as deep focus, examples of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941), William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, and The Long Voyage Home (both, 1940). He is also known for his work as a director of photography for Wuthering Heights (1939), The Westerner (1940), Ball of Fire (1941), The Outlaw (1943), Song of the South (1946) and The Bishop's Wife (1947). Toland earned six Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, and won for his work on Wuthering Heights. He was voted one of the top ten most influential cinematographers in the history of film by the International Cinematographers Guild in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregg Toland is the 972nd most popular film director (up from 978th in 2019), the 6,893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,265th in 2019) and the 246th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gregg Toland ranks 972 out of 2,041. Before him are Mikael Håfström, William Castle, Jørgen Leth, Giuseppe Amato, Kad Merad, and Pasqualino De Santis. After him are Raymond Bernard, Karel Kachyňa, Carlo Di Palma, Joe May, Marlen Khutsiev, and Aleksandr Khanzhonkov.

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Among people born in 1904, Gregg Toland ranks 236. Before him are J. R. D. Tata, Jimmy McGrory, Käthe von Nagy, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Erwin Komenda, and Pretty Boy Floyd. After him are Josef Pieper, Abdullah Goran, Gino Rossetti, Sabin Carr, Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, and Christian Møller. Among people deceased in 1948, Gregg Toland ranks 148. Before him are Ernst Herzfeld, Yellapragada Subbarow, Alfredo Baldomir, George Horine, Yevgeniy Abalakov, and Siegmund von Hausegger. After him are Bevil Rudd, Gustav Schuft, Constantin Angelescu, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, Zhu Ziqing, and Mickey Marcus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregg Toland ranks 6,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Albina Osipowich (1911), George Woods (1943), Paul Arizin (1928), Jim Reeves (1923), Pretty Boy Floyd (1904), and Sonny Stitt (1924). After him are Bobby Helms (1933), Stan Hansen (1949), Michael Cudlitz (1964), Fred Gwynne (1926), Bill Richardson (1947), and Bill Medley (1940).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gregg Toland ranks 246. Before him are Walter Lang (1896), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Randall Wallace (1949), John Cromwell (1886), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and William Castle (1914). After him are Shane Black (1961), Randal Kleiser (1946), Matt Reeves (1966), Irwin Allen (1916), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), and Candida Royalle (1950).

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