Alfred Ortlieb Explained

Alfred Ortlieb
Birth Name:	Alfred C. Ortlieb
Birth Date:	May 22, 1888
Birth Place:	Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Death Date:	???
Death Place:	???
Occupation:	Cinematographer
Spouse:	Marie Messannat (m. 1914)

Alfred Ortlieb was a French cinematographer who worked in the American film industry during the 1910s and 1920s.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Alfred was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to Adolphe Ortlieb.^[3] After being educated in Paris, he began his career as a salesman before working as a cinematographer at Gaumont, Selig, and Metro. He often collaborated with director René Plaissetty, and supposedly shot all of Plaissetty's early films.^[4]

Selected filmography

• The Unfair Sex (1926)
• Lover's Island (1925)
• The Fair Cheat (1923)
• None So Blind (1923)
• The Streets of New York (1922)
• Love's Penalty (1921)
• The Black Panther's Cub (1921)
• The Bait (1921)
• Deep Waters (1920)
• The White Circle (1920)
• The Empire of Diamonds (1920)
• Lifting Shadows (1920)
• A Modern Salome (1920)
• Tarnished Reputations (1920)
• The A.B.C. of Love (1919)
• The Thirteenth Chair (1919)
• The Twin Pawns (1919)
• Lafayette, We Come (1918)
• Waifs (1918)
• Greater Love Hath No Man (1915)
• The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1915)

Notes and References

1. Book: American Cinematographer. 1922. ASC Holding Corporation. en.
2. Book: Cinema News. 1916. en.
3. Web site: Two Early Color Tests - The American Society of Cinematographers. ascmag.com. 2019-12-16.
4. Web site: Raymond Hitchcock Now Under Lubin Banner. 10 Nov 1915. The Morning Post. en. 2019-12-16.