Faxon M. Dean Explained

Faxon M. Dean
Birth Name:Faxon Martin Dean
Birth Date:May 26, 1890
Birth Place:Guyton, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Sunnyvale, California, U.S.
Occupation:Cinematographer

Faxon M. Dean (1890-1965) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood primarily during the silent era.[1] He worked on many of director Charles Maigne's films, and was Mary Miles Minter's personal cameraman for a time.[2] [3]

Biography

Faxon was born in Guyton, Georgia, on May 26, 1890. His parents were Herbert Dean and Amelia Warmsley. He married Margaret Hurley, and the pair had two children together. He got his professional career as a newspaper photographer before trying his hand as a cinematographer in 1911.[4] He was an early member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[5]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wohl, Robert. The Spectacle of Flight: Aviation and the Western Imagination, 1920–1950. registration. 118. faxon m. dean.. 2005. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-10692-3. en.
  2. Web site: Savoy Today Only. 14 May 1921. Shawnee News-Star. en. 2019-12-13.
  3. Web site: Mary Miles Minter in 'Under the Big Top'. 29 Apr 1921. Salt Lake Telegram. en. 2019-12-13.
  4. Web site: Stirring Romance Rides. 16 Jul 1922. The Tennessean. en. 2019-12-13.
  5. Book: American Cinematographer. 1922. ASC Holding Corporation. en.