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Charles Bohny(1906-1963)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Charles Bohny was born on 3 October 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Peacock Alley (1930), What Can We Do About It? (The Threat of Communism) (1960) and What Is Communism (1963). He was married to Mary Ashcraft and Opal. He died on 8 September 1963 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
BornOctober 3, 1906
DiedSeptember 8, 1963(56)
BornOctober 3, 1906
DiedSeptember 8, 1963(56)
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Known for

Mae Murray in Peacock Alley (1930)
Peacock Alley
4.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1930
What Can We Do About It? (The Threat of Communism)
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1960
What Is Communism
6.0
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1963

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department



  • Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
    Drums Along the Mohawk
    7.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Randolph Scott, and Nancy Kelly in Jesse James (1939)
    Jesse James
    7.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, and Al Kikume in Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
    6.4
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • John Carradine, Edward Everett Horton, Mary Boland, Walter Catlett, Jack Haley, and Ann Sothern in Danger - Love at Work (1937)
    Danger - Love at Work
    6.3
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Rafter Romance (1933)
    Rafter Romance
    6.7
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Warner Oland and Dorothy Wilson in Before Dawn (1933)
    Before Dawn
    6.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • White Zombie (1932)
    White Zombie
    6.2
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface (1932)
    Scarface
    7.7
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Charles Kaley and Marion Shilling in Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
    Lord Byron of Broadway
    5.4
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Mae Murray in Peacock Alley (1930)
    Peacock Alley
    4.4
    • assistant camera: Technicolor
    • 1930

Cinematographer



  • What Is Communism
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • What Can We Do About It? (The Threat of Communism)
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 3, 1906
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 8, 1963
    • San Bernardino, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Mary Ashcraft1931 - 1937 (divorced)

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    Brother of Billie Dove

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