Henry Freulich Explained

Henry Freulich
Birth Date:	14 April 1906
Birth Place:	New York City, United States
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation:	Cinematographer
Spouse:	Kay Harris

Henry Freulich (April 14, 1906 – December 4, 1985) was an American cinematographer for 31 years.^{[1] [2]} He was married to the actress Kay Harris.

Early life and career

Freulich was born in New York City, the son of photographer Jacob "Jack" Freulich, 1880-1936.^[3] He began his career as a cameraman with Lon Chaney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1922.^[4]

While at Columbia Pictures in 1934, he was cinematographer for It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.^[4] He worked on over a hundred Three Stooges films.^{[2] [4]} In 1963, he shot a record (which he shared with Harry Neumann) 11 films.^[5] He worked in television later in his career.^[4] His career continued until 1969.^[6]

Death

Freulich died in Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 1985.^{[3] [4]}

Partial filmography

• Men of the Night (1934)
• Behind the Evidence (1935)
• One Way Ticket (1935)
• The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
• Unknown Woman (1935)
• Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
• Shakedown (1936)
• It's All Yours (1937)
• Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
• Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
• Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
• The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
• Tillie the Toiler (1941)
• Meet the Stewarts (1942)
• Stand By All Networks (1942)
• The Son of Rusty (1947)
• Sport of Kings (1947)
• Mr. District Attorney (1947)
• Thunderhoof (1948)
• Law of the Barbary Coast (1949)
• Kazan (1949)
• Not Wanted (1949)
• Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
• Prison Warden (1949)
• The Iroquois Trail (1950)
• Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951)
• Bonanza Town (1951)
• The Miami Story (1954)
• New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
• Chicago Syndicate (1955)
• Inside Detroit (1956)
• Reprisal! (1956)
• The Houston Story (1956)
• Return to Warbow (1958)

See also

• List of cinematographers
• List of people from New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henry Freulich; Cinematographer. MSN Entertainment. November 1, 2014.
2. Web site: Henry Freulich, 79, a veteran movie cinematographer who.... https://web.archive.org/web/20141102084735/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-12-09/news/0340660284_1_lon-chaney-hunchback-notre-dame. dead. November 2, 2014. . December 9, 1985. November 1, 2014.
3. Book: Ray Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks Vol. 2; The American Films. Hankin, Mike. 2008. 9780981782904. November 1, 2014.
4. Web site: Henry Freulich, Veteran Movie Cameraman, Dies. . November 1, 2014.
5. Book: Motion Picture Photography; A History, 1891–1960. McFarland. Raimondo-Souto, H. Mario . 2006. 9780786484072. November 1, 2014.
6. Web site: Henry Freulich – Biography – Movies & TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102013909/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/90552/Henry-Freulich/biography. dead. November 2, 2014. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Sandra Brennan. 2014. November 1, 2014.