Gordon Avil Explained

Gordon Avil
Birth Date:3 March 1899
Birth Place:Michigan, United States
Death Place: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),[1] A Miracle Can Happen (1948), Robot Monster (1953), Shield for Murder (1954),[2] King Dinosaur (1955), Big House, U.S.A. (1955),[3] The Black Sleep (1956)[4] and The Underwater City (1962).[5] According to Robert Clary, he was one of the most patient and endearing people he ever met.[6] He died in April 1970 of a heart attack while on vacation from shooting the TV series Hogan's Heroes.[7]

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  1. Book: Reid, John Howard . Silent Movies Plus! More Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD . . 14 April 2012 . 37 . 9781329414242.
  2. Book: Hirsch, Foster . Foster Hirsch . The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir . . 25 November 2008 . 379 . 9780786726776.
  3. Book: Svehla, Gary . Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. . Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media . 1 January 2018 . 472.
  4. Book: Rhodes, Gary Don . Gary Don Rhodes . Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers . . 1 June 2012 . 143 . 9781476600772.
  5. Book: Warren, Bill . Bill Warren (film historian and critic) . Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties . . 12 January 2017 . 1040 . 9781476625058.
  6. Book: Clary, Robert . Robert Clary . From the Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary . . 17 December 2007 . 180 . 9781461661931.
  7. Book: Royce, Brenda Scott . Hogan's Heroes: Behind the Scenes at Stalag 13 . . 10 December 2013 . 45 . 9781466859579.

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