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Edward Snyder
Born	Edward Joseph Schneider (1895-12-02)December 2, 1895 New York City, New York, United States
Died	July 10, 1984(1984-07-10) (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer, special effects artist
Years active	1926–1948
Spouse	Caroline (Carrie) Anna Schmeider

Edward Snyder, also known as Edward J. Snyder, (1895 – July 10, 1982) was an American cameraman, cinematographer (director of photography), and visual effects/special effects artist. Born in New York City in 1895, Snyder would break into the film industry as the director of photography on The Fighting Marine. a 1926 silent film that featured the only screen performance by boxing heavyweight champion Gene Tunney. Snyder would be one of the plethora of talented cameramen to work on the Howard Hughes' 1930 aerial classic, Hell's Angels, along with such other notable cameramen and future directors of photography, Paul Ivano, Henry Cronjager and Ernest Laszlo. It was as special effects artist that Snyder would have his greatest success, working on such classic films as Otto Preminger's Laura; George Cukor's Winged Victory; The Keys of the Kingdom, starring Gregory Peck; Elia Kazan's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Anna and the King of Siam, starring Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison. Snyder was nominated for an Academy Award for 1948's Deep Waters, losing to the special effects team of Portrait of Jennie). Snyder died in 1982.

Filmography

(as per AFI's database)

References

1. "The Fighting Marine: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
2. "Hell's Angels: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
3. ^ "The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
4. ^ "Edward Snyder". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

External links

• Edward Snyder at IMDb
• Edward Snyder at the TCM Movie Database

• American cinematographers
• Filmmakers from New York (state)
• 1895 births
• 1982 deaths
• American special effects people
• Visual effects artists