Richard Fryer (cinematographer)
| Richard Fryer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Morris Kolsky 25 December 1894 London, England |
| Died |
9 Feb 1953 Washington, D.C., USA |
| Other names | Dick Fryer |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1918–1945 |
Richard Fryer (25 December 1894–9 Feb 1953), born Morris Kolsky, was a British-born Hollywood cinematographer.
Background
Fryer was born Morris Kolsky in London in 1894, the son of tailor Marks Kolsky and his wife Annie.[1] Aged 18, he arrived in New York on 14 May 1911 on board the ship "Majestic"; he was already showing his occupation as cinematographer as shown on the ship's manifest.[2] In 1928 when he applied for naturalisation he was recorded as a motion picture cameraman living at 6600 Whitley Avenue (Hollywood Heights), Los Angeles.[3] He married Celia Wolf and together they had two daughters, Doris Mae Fryer in 1919 and Gloria Jean Fryer in 1925.
Career
He was a prolific cinematographer who mainly worked on film serials. He is known for the serials Perils of Pauline, Tailspin Tommy, Flash Gordon and Black Arrow.[4]
Filmography
- Peeks at Hollywood (short) (1945)
- Black Arrow (1944 serial, as director of photography)
- Voice in the Wind (1944, as Dick Fryer)
- Marines in the Making (1942 documentary short)
- Flaming Frontiers (1938 serial, uncredited)
- Swing It, Sailor! (1938)
- Wild West Days (1937 serial)
- Secret Agent X-9 (1937 serial)
- Squadron of Doom (1937, TV movie) (archive footage)
- Ace Drummond (1936 serial)
- Flash Gordon (1936 serial)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936 serial)
- Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery (1935 serial)
- Stormy (1935)
- The Roaring West (1935 serial)
- The Call of the Savage (1935 serial)
- Rustlers of Red Dog (1935 serial)
- Tailspin Tommy (1934 serial)
- The Red Rider (1934 serial)
- The Vanishing Shadow (1934 serial)
- Pirate Treasure (1934 serial)
- The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial) (B&W and talkie)
- Bucking the Truth (1926) (B&W and silent)
- Dangerous Innocence (1925)
- The Clean-Up (1923)
- Legally Dead (1923)
- For You My Boy (1923)
- Forbidden Love (1921)
- The Miracle of Money (1920)
- His Daughter Pays (1918)
References
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England,
- ↑ Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Richard Fryer (1894–1953)". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2013.