Herman Schopp Explained

Herman Schopp
Birth Date:	28 June 1899
Birth Place:	Radzichower, Austria (now Radziejów, Poland)
Death Place:	Santa Marinella, Italy
Occupation:	cinematographer
Nationality:	American

Herman Schopp (28 June 1899 – 8 August 1954) was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.^[1]

Early years

Schopp was born in Radzichower, Austria (now Radziejów, Poland). He immigrated to the US (New York City) 29 August 1907.

Career

Schopp was cinematographer of The Mysterious Pilot, Son of Ingagi, The Secret of Treasure Island, and many other films.^{[2] [3]} He was a World War II veteran.

Work with Frank Buck

In 1937, Schopp was a cinematographer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

Death

Schopp died of heart failure while filming an Errol Flynn movie, Il Maestro di Don Giovanni, in Santa Marinella, Italy.^[4] A brother and a sister survived him. His ashes are interred in Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Lehrer, Steven . Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck . Texas Tech University press . 2006 . 0-89672-582-0 . x-xi.
2. Movie Company Leaves to Make Film in Japan. Los Angeles Times - 23 July 1950
3. Drama . Los Angeles Times - 4 December 1951
4. Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 Record for Herman Schopp
5. Herman Schopp. Los Angeles Times. 18 September 1954