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Francis Corby(1893-1960)

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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Francis Corby was born on 23 June 1893 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Francis was a director and cinematographer, known for His Girl Friend (1926), A Haunted Heiress (1926) and The Bohemian Girl (1936). Francis was married to Ellen Corby and Dorothy Seastrom. Francis died on 5 August 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 23, 1893
DiedAugust 5, 1960(67)
BornJune 23, 1893
DiedAugust 5, 1960(67)
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Known for

His Girl Friend
Short
  • Director
  • 1926
Edna Marion in A Haunted Heiress (1926)
A Haunted Heiress
Short
  • Director
  • 1926
Oliver Hardy, James W. Horne, Stan Laurel, Hal Roach, and Charley Rogers in The Bohemian Girl (1936)
The Bohemian Girl
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1936
Honeymoon Feet
Short
  • Director
  • 1926

Credits

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Director

  • Ski-Whizz
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Aeronutics (1941)
    Aeronutics
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Good Skates
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Cut-Ups
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Fly Cops
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Newlyweds' Angel Child
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Sunny Jim McKeen in The Newlyweds Camp Out (1929)
    The Newlyweds Camp Out
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Close Shaves
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Sunny Jim McKeen in The Newlyweds' Excuse (1929)
    The Newlyweds' Excuse
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Newlyweds in Society
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Newlyweds' Holiday
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Lois Hardwick in Knockout Buster (1929)
    Knockout Buster
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Television George
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Newlyweds' Headache
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Newlyweds Need Help (1928)
    The Newlyweds Need Help
    Short
    • Director
    • 1928

Cinematographer

  • Aqua Antics (1942)
    Aqua Antics
    6.2
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 1942
  • Aeronutics (1941)
    Aeronutics
    5.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • LeRoy Mason and Grant Withers in Lure of the Wasteland (1939)
    Lure of the Wasteland
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • Tex Ritter in Song of the Buckaroo (1938)
    Song of the Buckaroo
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1938
  • Louise Massey, Tex Ritter, and The Westerners in Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
    Where the Buffalo Roam
    5.9
    • director of photography
    • 1938
  • Tex Ritter in Starlight Over Texas (1938)
    Starlight Over Texas
    5.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Oscar Gahan, Karl Hackett, and Tex Ritter in Utah Trail (1938)
    Utah Trail
    5.6
    • Cinematographer (as Francis Corbey)
    • 1938
  • Carol Hughes and James Newill in Renfrew of the Royal Mounted (1937)
    Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
    5.6
    • photographed by
    • 1937
  • Second Childhood (1936)
    Second Childhood
    7.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Charley Chase, Wilma Cox, Harold Law, Hal Roach, and Zeffie Tilbury in Vamp Till Ready (1936)
    Vamp Till Ready
    7.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Charley Chase, Harold Law, Andrea Leeds, Kewpie Morgan, and Hal Roach in The Count Takes the Count (1936)
    The Count Takes the Count
    7.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Oliver Hardy, James W. Horne, Stan Laurel, Hal Roach, and Charley Rogers in The Bohemian Girl (1936)
    The Bohemian Girl
    6.6
    • photography
    • 1936
  • Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Divot Diggers (1936)
    Divot Diggers
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Charley Chase and Hal Roach in Public Ghost #1 (1935)
    Public Ghost #1
    6.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Life Hesitates at 40 (1935)
    Life Hesitates at 40
    6.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935

Writer

  • His Girl Friend
    Short
    • story
    • 1926
  • Edna Marion in A Haunted Heiress (1926)
    A Haunted Heiress
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1926

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Francis Corbey
  • Born
    • June 23, 1893
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • August 5, 1960
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Ellen Corby1934 - 1944 (divorced)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He married script assistant Ellen Hansen who would later gain fame as actress Ellen Corby, probably best known as Grandma Walton on The Waltons (1972).

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