| Gordon Avil | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1899-03-03)March 3, 1899 Michigan, United States |
| Died | April 25, 1970(1970-04-25) (aged 71) Barbados |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Gordon Avil (3 March 1899 – 25 April 1970) was an American cinematographer. He worked in Billy the Kid (1930), The Champ (1931), A Miracle Can Happen (1948), Robot Monster (1953), Shield for Murder (1954), King Dinosaur (1955), Big House, U.S.A. (1955), The Black Sleep (1956) and The Underwater City (1962). According to Robert Clary, he was one of the most patient and endearing people he ever met. He died in April 1970 of a heart attack while on vacation from shooting the TV series Hogan's Heroes.
References
- Durgnat & Simmon 1988, p. 346.
- Reid, John Howard (14 April 2012). Silent Movies Plus! More Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD. Lulu.com. p. 37. ISBN 9781329414242.
- Durgnat & Simmon 1988, p. 355.
- Hirsch, Foster (25 November 2008). The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir. Hachette UK. p. 379. ISBN 9780786726776.
- Svehla, Gary (1 January 2018). Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. p. 472.
- Rhodes, Gary Don (1 June 2012). Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers. McFarland Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9781476600772.
- Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties. McFarland Publishing. p. 1040. ISBN 9781476625058.
- Clary, Robert (17 December 2007). From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 9781461661931.
- Royce, Brenda Scott (10 December 2013). Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13. St. Martin's Press. p. 45. ISBN 9781466859579.
Bibliography
- Durgnat, Raymond; Simmon, Scott (1988). King Vidor, American. University of California Press. p. 382. ISBN 9780520057982.
External links
- Gordon Avil at IMDb