| R. E. Irish | |
| Birth Name: | Robert Edison Irish |
| Birth Date: | December 17, 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Death Date: | May 14, 1962 |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Other Names: | Roy Irish |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
R. E. Irish (born Robert Irish) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood during the earlier part of the silent era.[1] [2]
Robert (sometimes called Roy) was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Fred Irish and Ella Schutt. After his father's death, he and his mother moved out to Los Angeles during the 1910s, where Robert began a career as a cinematographer when motion pictures were in their infancy.[3] He collaborated with director Robert Z. Leonard early on.[4] He also owned his own photography studio.