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Edward Cronjager(1904-1960)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Edward Cronjager
Edward Cronjager was born on 21 March 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Heaven Can Wait (1943), Home in Indiana (1944) and Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953). He was married to Yvette Bogdadly Bentley, Betty Douglas, Kay Sutton and Muriel Finley. He died on 15 June 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 21, 1904
DiedJune 15, 1960(56)
BornMarch 21, 1904
DiedJune 15, 1960(56)
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  • Nominated for 7 Oscars
    • 7 nominations total

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Known for

Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Spring Byington, Charles Coburn, Louis Calhern, Laird Cregar, and Marjorie Main in Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Heaven Can Wait
7.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1943
Walter Brennan, Jeanne Crain, Lon McCallister, and Miss Sarah Abbey in Home in Indiana (1944)
Home in Indiana
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1944
Robert Wagner and Terry Moore in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
5.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1953
Anne Baxter, Roddy McDowall, and Monty Woolley in The Pied Piper (1942)
The Pied Piper
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1942

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • This Man Dawson (1959)
    This Man Dawson
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1960
  • Brian Keith in The Westerner (1960)
    The Westerner
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Ed Cronjager)
    • 1960
  • The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960)
    The Girl in Lovers Lane
    3.2
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Black Saddle (1959)
    Black Saddle
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Devil's Partner (1960)
    Devil's Partner
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • The Threat (1960)
    The Threat
    4.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1958–1960
  • Men Into Space (1959)
    Men Into Space
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • Target (1958)
    Target
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • Van Johnson and Joanne Dru in The Siege at Red River (1954)
    The Siege at Red River
    5.8
    • director of photography
    • 1954
  • Robert Wagner and Terry Moore in Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
    5.7
    • director of photography
    • 1953

Director



  • Y la Argentina detuvo su corazón (1952)
    Y la Argentina detuvo su corazón
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons in Désirée (1954)
    Désirée
    6.3
    • location director of photography (uncredited)
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Edward Cronjaeger
  • Born
    • March 21, 1904
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 1960
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Yvette Bogdadly BentleySeptember 5, 1942 - June 15, 1960 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 2 Articles

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    Uncle of William Cronjager.

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