- Father of Danyi and Jerry D. Deats, brother of key grip Jerry C. Deats.
- Brother of key grip Jerry C. Deats.
- Responsible for introducing the use of Griflon into motion pictures. While on location with cameraman Vilmos Zsigmond, scouting locations on a wharf, he noticed the bright tarps used for covering shipping pallets. The soft but vast reflection was a beautiful source of fill light now standard in the film industry.
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