Carl Louis Gregory Explained

Carl Louis Gregory (1882–1951) was an American cinematographer and director.

Early life

Carl Louis Gregory was born in Walnut, Kansas, in 1882. He ventured into photography while he was 11 years old. He grew up in Geneva, Ohio, the only boy among many sisters, two of whom, Anne (Anna) and Fana (Fanny) would later act in his silent films. He received degrees in pharmacy and chemistry from the Ohio State University in 1902 and 1904, respectively. He left the Thanhouser Company of New Rochelle to head Feature Film Manufacturing Co. in 1912, based on City Island, NY. (The Bioscope, June 27, 1912) He developed an optical printer in 1920 and as a result, his technical expertise was highly valued.[1] [2]

Career

Gregory was senior cameraman for the first major Thanhouser release, St. Elmo.[3] He photographed stills for a couple of advertisements.[4] Gregory was the head instructor at the U. S. Signal School of Cinematography at Columbia University.[5] [6] He also filmed the 1914 serial called The Million Dollar Mystery.

He was on the staff at the National Archives from 1936 to 1946. During his tenure there, he modified a process optical printer and was successful in restoring paper prints with simple techniques.[7] In 1946, Gregory was hired by the Library of Congress, which was trying to acquire the film collection of Mary Pickford. Working in California, he created an inventory of Pickford's collection—films in which she had financial interest, and all of the films in which she appeared.[7]

Death

He died on March 6, 1951, at his home in Van Nuys, California.[3]

Filmography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Grimm. Charles 'Buckey'. 2001-01-01. Carl Louis Gregory: Life through a Lens. 3815424. Film History. 13. 2. 174–184. 10.2979/FIL.2001.13.2.174.
  2. Book: White, Wendy Warwick. Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. 2007-02-15. McFarland. 9780786482207. en.
  3. Web site: Gregory, Carl Lewis. 1995. Q. David Bowers. 14 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430153949/https://www.thanhouser.org/people/gregoryc.htm. 30 April 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: Who is Buckey Grimm.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=WS0KAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA58 Michael Sragow. Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master
  6. Carl Louis Gregory in Signal Corps uniform, 1918. Jonathan Silent Film Collection. January 1918.
  7. Book: Slide, Anthony . Anthony Slide . 2000 . 1992 . Nitrate Won't Wait: A History of Film Preservation in the United States . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 0-7864-0836-7.
  8. Web site: Nicholas Nickleby . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . March 28, 2020.
  9. Web site: The Cry of the Children . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . April 2, 2020.
  10. Web site: An American in the Making . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . April 2, 2020.
  11. Web site: Her Awakening . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . April 2, 2020.
  12. Web site: The Terrors of the Deep . Bowers . Q. David . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History . April 2, 2020 .
  13. Web site: Thirty Leagues Under the Sea . Bowers . Q. David . Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History . April 2, 2020 .
  14. Web site: Their One Love . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . April 2, 2020.
  15. Web site: The Gulf Between . Jonathan Silent Film Collection . . April 2, 2020.
  16. Web site: Queen of the Sea . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . April 2, 2020 .
  17. Web site: Carl Louis Gregory . . . March 28, 2020 .
  18. Web site: The Fall of the House of Usher . The Progressive Silent Film List . Silent Era . March 28, 2020 .

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